Passenger Volume at HKIA Increased 40.1% in June

Passenger volume at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) in June 2021 increased by 40.1% year-on-year to 83,000 passengers, whilst cargo throughput rose by 11.5% year-on-year to 399,000 tonnes, and flight movements increased by 10.9% to 11,050 when compared to the same month last year.

The growth of cargo volume was mainly attributed to double-digit growth in both transshipments and imports compared to the same month last year. Exports also increased by 8% year-on-year. Cargo to and from Southeast Asia experienced the most significant increase during the month.

Due to the ongoing COVID19 situation, passenger traffic remained significantly below pre-pandemic levels recorded in 2019. The year-on-year increase in passenger traffic was mainly attributed to the low base for comparison. Traffic to and from Mainland China and Europe recorded significant increases.

Over the first half of the year, HKIA handled 379,000 passengers and 62,820 flight movements, representing year-on-year decreases of 95.4% and 33.3%, respectively. Cargo throughput rose 11.9% to 2.3 million tonnes.

On a 12-month rolling basis, passengers and flight movements declined 97.8% and 57.0% to 910,000 and 129,340, respectively. Cargo throughput saw an increase of 3.0% to 4.7 million tonnes.

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