The community at Hong Kong airport is getting ready as ‘operation familiarisation’ commenced with the first government and commercial cargo flights descending upon the new third runway last week. A Government Flying Service plane landed at around 0824 hrs on 8 July, followed by a commercial cargo flight operated by Cathay Pacific (CX 3251) from Shanghai Pudong at 0827 hrs. The airport authority announced earlier that ‘familiarisation’ on the third runway, designated as the north runway, … [Read more...] about Hong Kong opens third runway for operations
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Incheon Airport takes runnerup as 2nd busiest cargo airport
Incheon International Airport moved up a notch to become the second busiest cargo airport in 2021, according to airport trade body Airports Council International (ACI) World. The airport, located some 40 kilometres west of Seoul, handled 3.23 million tonnes of international cargo last year, up 18.6 percent from 2020. It previously ranked third in the world for international cargo in 2019 and 2020. Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) on Chek Lap Kok Island retained the top spot as it … [Read more...] about Incheon Airport takes runnerup as 2nd busiest cargo airport
Hong Kong’s air cargo grows half-a-quarter in 2021
Hong Kong airport’s latest figures showed resilient cargo performance over the last year as 2021 volume jumped 12.5 percent year on year to 5 million tonnes. This exceeded the 4.8m tonnes recorded in 2019 as the airport saw the number of cargo flights increase 19.8 percent to an an all-time record of 82,935 flights with shipment on board. Strong cargo volume reached a new monthly high in November, the airport noted, which carried into December despite flight reductions due to Omicron … [Read more...] about Hong Kong’s air cargo grows half-a-quarter in 2021