Hong Kong airport volume increases 6.8pc in September to 347,000 tonnes

HONG KONG International Airport has increased its cargo volume in September by 6.8 per cent year on year to 347,000 tonnes with overall traffic moments up 4.1 per cent to 28,850.

Passenger traffic was up less by 1.3 per cent to 4.4 million. The traffic growth was generated by Hong Kong resident travel, which was up 11 per cent year on year. It also had encouraging figures for traffic to the mainland and Taiwan.

The growth in cargo was primarily due to seven per cent year-on-year growth in exports. During the month, cargo throughput to and from North America and southeast Asia outperformed other key regions, said the airport authority.

Airport Authority CEO Stanley Hui said overall passenger experienced its strongest growth in first three quarters of the year up 5.1 per cent to 42.2 million passenger trips because of Golden Week on October 1.