Passenger and cargo traffic at Hong Kong
International Airport (HKIA) hit record highs of 24.5 million and
2 million tonnes during the first six months of the year,
representing yearly growth of 9.3% and 35.1% respectively. Air
traffic movements also rose 4.9% over the same period last year to
144,970.
The strong first-half performance was supported
by robust traffic in June. During the month, passenger traffic
recorded a yearly increase of 26.2%, reaching 4.2 million; air
traffic movements were up 15.3% to 24,795; and cargo throughput
surged 28.6% to 347,000 tonnes. This was the first time since July
2005 that the airport saw double-digit growth in all three traffic
categories, partly due to the low base for comparison in 2009.
In June 2010, Hong Kong resident travel grew by 28% while visitors
surged by close to 40% year on year. The number of transfer /
transit passengers also saw healthy growth of 13%. Passenger
traffic to / from South East Asia, the Mainland, Japan and Taiwan
showed more than 20% growth when compared with June 2009, when
travel was dampened by the outbreak of Swine Flu (H1N1).
For cargo, almost all of HKIA's key markets recorded double-digit
growth last month, driven mainly by strong exports, which
registered overall growth of over 40%. In particular, exports to
Europe and North America increased by 44% and 81% respectively as
the global economy continued to rebound. During the month, imports
grew 26% while transshipments were up 4%.
Stanley Hui
Hon-chung, Chief Executive Officer of Airport Authority Hong Kong,
said, "We are pleased with the airport's strong performance over
the first half of this year. During the past few months a number
of new records have been set, and our average passenger throughput
now reaches about 150,000 per day. Meanwhile, cargo growth remains
healthy despite having slowed down to a more normal pace in June
after months of extraordinary growth.
"We are confident
that this momentum will continue into the summer, which is a
seasonally busy time for holiday travel. We are seeing more
airlines, both passenger and cargo, launching new routes,
re-launching routes that had previously been suspended, and new
airlines commencing new services to HKIA. In light of the expanded
aviation services at HKIA and the continued rebound of the
economy, we believe our annual passenger and cargo volume this
year will likely exceed pre-crisis levels," Mr Hui added.
From April to June this year, the airport handled a total of 12.5
million passengers, 1.1 million tonnes of air cargo and 74,900
flight movements, representing cumulative growth of 11.9%, 36.1%
and 8.6% respectively.
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