Hong Kong Airport Simulates Surge of Passengers in Sign That City Could Ease Covid Curbs

(Bloomberg) — Hong Kong International Airport has conducted a trial run of a major surge in passenger arrivals, in one of the clearest signs yet the finance hub could soon further relax Covid curbs.

Authorities replicated 1,000 passengers — about three to four planeloads — arriving within a 30-minute timeframe at the hub Thursday to stress test the “ability of the current quarantine and testing processes,” according to a government statement. The airport is designed to handle 6,200 arrivals per hour normally, according to the city’s aviation regulator.