Airport Guide for Hong Kong International Airport

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  February 08, 2012  

Located 34km northwest of Hong Kong Island lays the impressive and modern Hong Kong International Airport (HKG). It was voted as the world's best airport in 2007 and is one of the busiest airports making Hong Kong an aviation hub. It is a very well equipped airport with interactive information and touch screen maps in the arrival and departure halls. There are numerous 24-hour help phones throughout the terminal.

The Hong Kong International Airport was designed keeping in mind the passenger's needs and therefore the massive size of the building does not matter as it is surprisingly accessible. It is provided with lifts, ramps, escalators and proper signs, and moving from one terminal to the other is made easy with the provision of a free passenger mover train.

The airport also features the following:

• Business entre with multimedia, Wi-Fi and fax facilities
• Disabled facilities
• Hotel attached to the airport with a covered walkway
• Bank, ATMs and money exchange facilities
• Restaurants, cafes and a pub
• Duty free shops
• Pharmacy and medical centre
• Children's play area and nursery rooms
• Shower rooms and napping rooms
• Salon and oriental massage centre

There are a lot many taxis available at the arrival terminal. The interesting part is that they are in different colors depending on the destination you wish to travel to, adding flamboyance to Hong Kong.

Among the many airlines that are active at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), some of them are namely Swiss Air (LX), Aeroflot (SU), Lufthansa (LH), Air France (AF), Turkish Airline (TK), Kingfisher (IT), Jet Airways (9W), Fin Air (AY), Royal Dutch KLM (KL) and Air China (CA).