Passenger throughput at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) exceeded 4 million in November, which is the largest increase this fiscal year and a 10.0 percent improvement on November 2006, Hong Kong Airport Authority said on Sunday.
According to the figure released by the authority, cargo throughput in HKIA grew 6.2 percent to 364,000 tonnes in November, driven by strong exports to South East Asia and Europe, and transshipments to and from South East Asia and the Chinese mainland. Air traffic movements increased 6.1 percent to 25,210.
Stanley Hui, Chief Executive Officer of Airport Authority Hong Kong said there were robust visitors in November, particularly from the Chinese mainland, North America and Europe.
"At our current growth rate, annual passenger volume will soon reach 50 million. HKIA is ready to meet this demand and committed to delivering top-quality services and facilities," Hui said.
In the past 12 months ended Nov. 30, passenger throughput was 47.4 million, cargo volume reached 3.72 million tonnes and air traffic movements were 294,180. This represented year-on-year growth of 7.5 percent, 4.3 percent and 5.2 percent respectively, the authority said.
Source: Xinhua
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