HONG KONG, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) –The Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) introduced on Sunday that in January, passenger site visitors at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) registered round 2.1 million, marking a year-on-year surge of round 28 instances.
In January, flight actions noticed a year-on-year improve of 34.9 p.c to 16,215, whereas cargo throughput dropped 26.4 p.c to 288,000 tons in comparison with the identical month final yr.
Due to the relief of COVID-19-related journey restrictions, all passenger segments skilled vital growths, significantly Hong Kong residents, in comparison with the identical month final yr, in response to the AAHK.
Traffic to and from Southeast Asia and Japan recorded probably the most vital will increase. Strong passenger demand was noticed within the second half of the month as a result of Chinese New Year vacation.
Cargo quantity was nonetheless impacted by international financial uncertainties. The mainland manufacturing unit closures through the Chinese New Year vacation led to year-on-year decreases. Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe noticed vital decreases by way of cargo quantity through the month.
On a 12-month rolling foundation, passenger quantity elevated yr on yr by 466 p.c to 7.6 million. Flight actions and cargo throughput noticed declines of 1.7 p.c and 18.2 p.c to 142,920 and 4.1 million tons, respectively.