On Sunday night, with taxis as the only means of public transportation, long queues formed at cab stands, stretching all the way outside the airport into the arrival hall. When a taxi arrived at one point, the wait time was more than five hours.
Typhoon Koinu warning to be lowered to No 3 Hong Kong classes, morning trading axed.
Typhoon Koinu alert to be lowered to No. 3 Hong Kong classes, morning trading axed.
The airport express train service in the city centre was suspended after the observatory upgraded the typhoon signal from No 8 to No 9 at 7pm with only 15 minutes' advance notice.
Steven Yiu Siu-chung, the airport authority's executive director, said on Monday that 83 flights - bringing in some 16,000 passengers - had landed in the city between 7pm and midnight the day before.
Hong Kong's airport authorities on Monday announced they were determined to work out an arrangement on limited express rail services in extreme weather, after thousands of arrivals were left stranded as Typhoon Koinu lashed the city.
The MTR Corporation slowly resumed Airport Express services after midnight by offering 12 trains until Monday, following the lowering of the typhoon signal back to No 8 at 11.50pm on Sunday.
However, he said the authority had contacted the city's taxi associations following the suspension of Airport Express services, but there were only dozens of cabs heading to the airport each hour.
The 32-year-old financial advisor said he was worried about his trip but was glad to see the situation back to normal in the morning. He said the incident did not affect his views on Hong Kong as the situation could not be fully controlled.
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Several travelers criticized taxis for overcharging, with some calling the taxis overcharged.
Having arrived in Hong Kong from the United States on Monday morning, a tourist, who gave his name as Sam, said his ride from the airport to Hong Kong station was smooth but he was trying to find his way to a hotel in Wan Chai.
Sam said he didn't want to take the MTR as he could walk 10 minutes from the station to his hotel in the rain.
He spent his night at the airport on Sunday as he couldn't return home on outlying island Peng Chau.
He added that it is not ethical to know if it is ethical.
The cost of a taxi trip to Mong Kok from the airport is usually HK$260, while a trip to Fanling from the airport costs around HK$300.
MTR Corp said Monday the closing time for its in-town check-in service had been extended from 90 minutes to 120 minutes before flight departure.