Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) recorded growth in all three air traffic categories in the first half of 2017, highlighted by significant growth in cargo throughput. From January to June this year, HKIA handled 2.3 million tonnes of cargo, soaring 11.3% over the same period last year. Passenger throughput and flight movements climbed 1.3% and 0.9% year on year to 35.7 million and 206,560 respectively. Passenger traffic was driven by the continued growth of travel among Hong … [Read more...] about Significant growth for HKIA in first half of 2017
Henry Ma
HKIA sees cargo growth of 7.1% in October
Hong Kong International Airport’s (HKIA) tonnage grew year-on-year (YOY) by 7.1 per cent in October to 420,000 tonnes in the month. The strong growth was mainly attributed to the robust 13 per cent YOY growth in transhipments. Among the key trade lanes, traffic to and from Europe and Southeast Asia increased most significantly during the month, HKIA reports. In the first 10 months of this year, cargo throughput grew 1.9 per cent to 3.7 million tonnes compared to previous year. On a rolling … [Read more...] about HKIA sees cargo growth of 7.1% in October
