HONG Kong International Airport's (HKIA) cargo volumes in November saw a significant year-on-year increase of 10.1 per cent to 478,000 tonnes as monthly passenger numbers also increased.
During the month, the airport handled 120,000 passengers and 14,875 flight movements, marking increases of 48.1 per cent and 18.4 per cent respectively.
Airport Authority Hong Kong (HK) said the increase in cargo throughput in the month was mainly attributed to the 16.1 per cent growth in transshipments, continuing the traditional peak period for air cargo. Overall cargo to and from North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia experienced the most significant increases during the month.
In the first 11 months of 2021, hkia handled 4.6 million tonnes of cargo, representing an increase of 12.9 per cent compared to the same months in 2020. On a 12-month rolling basis, the airport handled 5 million tonnes of cargo, an 11.6 per cent year-on-year increase.
Passenger traffic continued to remain at a significantly low level compared to the pre-Covid-19 pandemic level recorded in 2019. Last month, outbound transfer passengers from Mainland China to North America recorded significant increases.
The number of passengers and flights handled in the first eleven months of the year totalled 1.2 million and 130,300, dropping 86.3 per cent and 12.0 per cent respectively year on yearly.
On a 12-month rolling basis, HKIA handled 1.3 million passengers and 142,960 flight movements, which marks year-on-year decreases of 91.1 per cent and 21.5 per cent respectively.
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During the month, the airport handled 120,000 passengers and 14,875 flight movements, marking increases of 48.1 per cent and 18.4 per cent respectively.
Airport Authority Hong Kong (HK) said the increase in cargo throughput in the month was mainly attributed to the 16.1 per cent growth in transshipments, continuing the traditional peak period for air cargo. Overall cargo to and from North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia experienced the most significant increases during the month.
In the first 11 months of 2021, hkia handled 4.6 million tonnes of cargo, representing an increase of 12.9 per cent compared to the same months in 2020. On a 12-month rolling basis, the airport handled 5 million tonnes of cargo, an 11.6 per cent year-on-year increase.
Passenger traffic continued to remain at a significantly low level compared to the pre-Covid-19 pandemic level recorded in 2019. Last month, outbound transfer passengers from Mainland China to North America recorded significant increases.
The number of passengers and flights handled in the first eleven months of the year totalled 1.2 million and 130,300, dropping 86.3 per cent and 12.0 per cent respectively year on yearly.
On a 12-month rolling basis, HKIA handled 1.3 million passengers and 142,960 flight movements, which marks year-on-year decreases of 91.1 per cent and 21.5 per cent respectively.
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