Asia Pacific Airports Post 8.1% Gain in Passenger Traffic for October 2013

The latest traffic results from Airports Council International show that Asia Pacific passenger traffic continued along its growth path for the month of October 2013.

An increase of +8.1% was recorded in Asia Pacific airports while airports in the Middle East posted a solid +10% growth compared to October 2012.

Virtually all of the major hubs experienced robust growth rates. International passenger traffic was a driving force behind the gains, growing by almost +10%.

Airports with the highest passenger growth in October 2013 include Kunming (KMG) and Kuala Lumpur (KUL), both at +23%, Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Dubai (DXB) at +15%.

Year-to-date passenger traffic from January to October 2013 showed an increase of +7.4% and +10.7% in Asia Pacific and the Middle East respectively comparing to same period last year.

Air cargo traffic in Asia Pacific airports enjoyed remarkable growth in October 2013 despite the stagnancy in previous months, posting a year-on-year increase of +4.5%. Middle-Eastern airports continued the steady growth and recorded +3.3% compared to October 2012.

Year-to-date growth in air cargo was +0.1% and +4.8% respectively for Asia Pacific and Middle Eastern airports.

The global air cargo hubs of Hong Kong (HKG), Shanghai Pudong (PVG) and Seoul Incheon (ICN), which make up a considerable proportion of traffic in the Asia Pacific region, had year-on-year increases of 6.1%, 10.7% and 2.5% respectively.

Airports with the highest air cargo growth in October 2013 include Nagoya (NGO, +47%), Kunming (KMG, +23%) and Hyderabad (HYD, +18%).