Airport Authority says a maintenance team promptly attended to the malfunctioning screen and cordoned off the area
1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenJess MaPublished: 1:45pm, 5 Sep 2026An overhead electronic display was left dangling in the air at Hong Kong airport’s newly reopened Terminal 2, prompting authorities to pledge a detailed investigation.
A spokesman said the incident occurred at about 8.30am on Saturday, when a suspended screen “experienced a technical fault”, triggering its fall-arrest safety system.
“The Airport Authority takes the incident very seriously and will conduct a detailed investigation into the cause, with a view to further enhancing the stability of the system,” the spokesman said.
Terminal 2’s departure facilities reopened on May 27 as part of the airport’s HK$141.5 billion (US$18.1 billion) three-runway system upgrade.
Passengers using the terminal can check in, clear immigration and undergo security screening there before returning to Terminal 1 for departure.
