Ever since Qantas Airways landed its inaugural flight into Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport in 1949, it has been a key connector ...

Kai Tak in Hong Kong was once the world's most daunting airport for even the most experienced pilots, with a concrete runway sandwiched between towering skyscrapers, mountains, and Victoria Harbour.

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It was a warm and humid June day a few weeks before Hong Kong’s old Kai Tak Airport closed in 1998. I’d filed a feature for a British newspaper about the spanking new airport at Chek Lap Kok and had ...

The old Kai Tak Airport was a thrilling proposition for pilots and passengers alike, with flight paths that skimmed Hong Kong rooftops and a runway that stretched out into Kowloon Bay. More than 25 ...