Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) set new monthly records for both passenger traffic and aircraft movements in July 2012.
The airport handled more than five million passengers last month – 0.5% more than July 2011 when the previous record was set – and 29,880 aircraft movements – 3.4% up year-on-year and ahead of the previous record set in March 2012.
The growth in passenger traffic was due mainly to travel by Hong Kong residents, which saw a 6% rise over the same month last year. Passenger traffic to and from Japan and Taiwan performed particularly well.
“We are pleased that both passenger and air traffic movements have once again set records, and we believe that the growth trend will continue in the coming months,” said Stanley Hui Hon-chung, CEO of Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK).
“As we develop the airport to meet its future air traffic demand, the entire airport community is also giving 100% effort to help handle the increasing amount of traffic we are currently facing. The Job Expo we recently held in early August attracted more than 10,000 participants over three days and our business partners were able to hire qualified candidates to meet their operational needs. The prospects for aviation are promising, and we believe the industry will continue to play a significant role in Hong Kong’s employment market and help nurture the youth workforce in the city,” Hui added.
For the first seven months of the year, HKIA handled 32.7m passengers, while aircraft movements reached 201,760, representing 5.9% and 5.4% increases respectively compared with the same period last year.
