HONG Kong International Airport's (HKIA) September passenger traffic volume increased by 133 per cent from a year earlier, after authorities scrapped some of the city's harshest travel restrictions, including requirements for hotel quarantine and a pre-boarding Covid test.
Passenger throughput climbed to 525,000, ten per cent higher than in August. The growth was boosted by visitors to and from Southeast Asia, the Airport Authority said in a statement.
Cargo throughput dropped 25 per cent to 341,000 tonnes last month, continuing a months-long slump amid geopolitical headwinds and disruptions to the global supply chain. Cargo traffic to and from key trading regions in North America and Europe is among the worst hit, the authority said. Both exports and imports have slumped more than 25 per cent.
Flight movements slid 16 per cent to 11,665 from a year earlier. In the first nine months of the year, passenger traffic surged 140 per cent, while cargo volume fell 13 per cent and flight movements dropped 4.7 per cent.
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Passenger throughput climbed to 525,000, ten per cent higher than in August. The growth was boosted by visitors to and from Southeast Asia, the Airport Authority said in a statement.
Cargo throughput dropped 25 per cent to 341,000 tonnes last month, continuing a months-long slump amid geopolitical headwinds and disruptions to the global supply chain. Cargo traffic to and from key trading regions in North America and Europe is among the worst hit, the authority said. Both exports and imports have slumped more than 25 per cent.
Flight movements slid 16 per cent to 11,665 from a year earlier. In the first nine months of the year, passenger traffic surged 140 per cent, while cargo volume fell 13 per cent and flight movements dropped 4.7 per cent.
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