Operations resume at Hong Kong airport after protests

Operations resumed at Hong Kong airport today, with flights start departing and arriving a day after protests shut down the major travel hub.

Passengers with luggage were being checked in for flights, and only a handful of the thousands of protesters who flooded into the airport a day earlier remained in the building.

Authorities announced on Monday afternoon the cancellation of all remaining arriving and departing flights from the airport after more than 5,000 black-clad pro-democracy protesters staged a peaceful rally at the building.

The posters by protestors have been taken down, however, protesters said they plan to return to the airport later in the day to resume their demonstrations.