About 2,000 passengers were stranded overnight at Hong Kong International Airport on 2026-07-26 as Typhoon Noul battered the city, with some still stranded on 2026-07-27 as operations gradually resumed. The typhoon disrupted travel schedules across the hub.
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About 2,000 passengers were stranded overnight at Hong Kong International Airport as Typhoon Noul battered the city, with some dismayed by their disrupted journeys while others complained about hotel room rates that had risen from HK$2,000 (US$255) to HK$3,000 per night. In the airport’s departure hall, almost all the chairs were occupied on Sunday morning, with some passengers sitting on luggage
Some air passengers remained stranded at Hong Kong International Airport on Monday following Typhoon Noul’s departure from the city, with authorities expecting normal operations to resume by the morning. According to the airport website, as of 12.45pm, 12 departing flights initially scheduled for Sunday had been rescheduled to Monday, including three that were due to depart between 5pm and 11.15pm