Hong Kong Airport Reports Increases in
Passenger and Cargo Numbers
(27/07/23)
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled
3.3 million passengers in June, an increase of 6.9% compared with
the passenger throughput in May.
Cargo throughput and flight movements saw
month-on-month increases of 1.4% and 0.7% to 355,000 tonnes and
22,365, respectively.
Compared with the same month in 2022, passenger
volume and flight movements increased over 10 times and doubled,
respectively.
All passenger segments experienced significant
year-on-year growth, with traffic to and from Southeast Asia,
Mainland China and Japan recording the most significant increases.
Cargo volume continued to be impacted by global
economic uncertainties. Cargo throughput in June declined 2.2%
year-on-year, with a 22.8% decline in imports. Traffic to and from
key trading regions in Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Japan showed the
most significant decreases.
Over the first half of the year, the airport
handled 16.5 million passengers and 118,780 flight movements,
representing increases of over 18 times and 91%, respectively,
from a low base during the same period in 2022. Cargo volume
declined by 5.4% year-on-year to 2.0 million tonnes.
On a 12-month rolling basis, passenger volume at
HKIA soared year-on-year by more than 10 times to 21.4 million,
while flight movements rose by 35.5% to 195,365. Cargo throughput
saw a decrease of 15.5% to 4.1 million tonnes.
“Passenger traffic at HKIA has recovered to about
60% of pre-pandemic levels, and saw a peak of over 127,000
passengers on 25 June – a record high after the pandemic,” said Steven Yiu, Executive Director
of Airport Operations at Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK). “With the
steady recovery of air traffic, we are pleased to welcome new
airlines operating at HKIA and see that existing airlines add new
flight routes. HKIA is working closely with airlines and other
business partners to welcome more passengers during the summer
travel season, and to reinforce the airport’s status as an
international aviation hub.”
Earlier this month, HKIA welcomed Royal Air Philippines
which is operating
thrice weekly flights to and from Caticlan, a new route.
In
addition, a new destination, Nantong in Jiangsu Province of
Mainland China, has been added to further expand HKIA’s extensive
air network.
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