Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) marked a new post-pandemic high on April 20 during the Easter holidays when it welcomed approximately 197,000 passengers.
During the month, HKG handled 5.19 million passengers, experiencing a year-on-year growth of 23.2%.
Operator, Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK), attributes the robust growth to the extended Easter holidays which began in mid-April and boosted traffic across all passenger segments.
Aircraft movements increased by 12.5% year-on-year to 32,675 and cargo volume grew to 404,000 tonnes (+2.6%) during the month compared to the same period a year ago.
The growth in cargo throughput was underpinned by a 13.9% increase in transshipments. Traffic to/ from Europe and the Middle East continued to be the primary growth drivers, increasing the most significantly for the period.
For the first four months of the year, passenger volumes saw 17% year-on-year growth to 19.8 million, while flight movements increased by 11.6% to 128,650.
Cargo traffic experienced year-on-year growth of 3.0% to 1.57 million tonnes.
On a 12-month rolling basis, passenger volumes soared by 20.8% year-on-year to 55.9 million, while flight movements increased by 18.8% to 376,670. Cargo throughput grew by 9.3% to 4.98 million tonnes.
Meanwhile, a number of airlines added new flight routes, further expanding HKG’s connectivity, as during April, Cathay Pacific, HK Express and Vietnam Airlines launched new flight routes to Dallas, Komatsu and Ishigaki, and Nha Trang, respectively.
