Chicago-based United Airlines has suspended flight operations between Chicago and Hong Kong."While our service between the United States and HKG (Hong Kong) remains a vital part of our network, we have decided to suspend service between ORD (Chicago) and HKG after the return flight from HKG on Sept. 9, 2019," the company said in a statement on Saturday, cited by CNN.The airlines, however, did not cite the ongoing anti-government protests in the semi-autonomous region as a reason to cancel the direct route. Instead, the statement said it has seen "reduced demand for travel from Chicago."Despite the suspension between Chicago and Hong Kong, "United remains the largest US airline to HKG," the company added.Hong Kong has been facing mass demonstrations for nearly three months which started following the introduction of a now-suspended extradition bill that would have allowed criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China, where there is a separate legal system for further ...
