Hong Kong’s rail corporation MTR announced that the airport check-in services at the Kowloon Station will reopen on June 6. The counters, which were closed in April 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, will operate between 6am and 3pm every day only for Cathay Pacific passengers, who can drop their bags off up to 90 minutes before their flights depart from Hong Kong, and take the Airport Express to directly to the Hong Kong International Airport.
| AIRLINES | STATIONS | SERVICE HOURS |
| Cathay Pacific | Hong Kong MTR Station | 6am-11pm (ongoing) |
| Cathay Pacific | Kowloon MTR Station | 6am-3pm (from June 6, 2024) |
| Hong Kong Airlines | Hong Kong MTR Station | 6am-7pm (from June 7, 2024) |
The Kowloon MTR station has been fitted out with six smart check-in kiosks and two self-service bag drop counters for passengers who have checked in online to directly print their boarding passes and baggage tags, and then drop off their luggage at the counters. In addition, the in-town check-in counters at Hong Kong station, which resumed in July 2023 for Cathay Pacific passengers, will allow also Hong Kong Airlines passengers to use their services starting June 7, from 6am-7pm every day.
Passengers who use the check-in services at the Hong Kong and Kowloon MTR stations can also get a free single-journey ticket to use on MTR rides within the city, from June 6-July 5. All they need to do is pick up their tickets at the self-drop bag counters once they’ve checked in their luggage. The tickets are valid for one month from the date of issue, and can be used for trips on all domestic MTR lines except the Airport Express, Light Rail, East Rail Line First Class, Lo Wu, and Lok Ma Chau lines. They also cannot be used on MTR bus and feeder bus routes.
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