Tuesday, June 25, 2024 Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) released the May 2024 air traffic statistics for Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). HKIA handled 4.07 million passengers and 29,855 flight movements in May, recording year-on-year increases of 30.
8% and 34.5%, respectively. The Labour Day “Golden Week” holidays in Mainland China at the end of April significantly boosted traffic across all passenger segments.
Traffic to and from Southeast Asia, Mainland China, and Japan saw the most notable increases during the month. Cargo throughput increased by 19.0% year-on-year to 416,000 tonnes in May, with HKIA recording double-digit growth in cargo volume each month this year.
Export traffic, which increased by 30.1% compared to the same month last year, remains the primary driver of this growth. Cargo traffic to and from North America, Europe, and the Middle East saw the most significant increases during the month.
For the first five months of this year, the airport handled 21.0 million passengers, a 58.9% increase over the same period in 2023.
Flight movements also rose by 50.5% year-on-year to 145,140, and cargo volume increased by 18.0% year-on-year to more than 1.
9 million tonnes. On a 12-month rolling basis, passenger volume reached 47.3 million, a 157.
9% increase compared to the previous period. Flight movements rose by 76.3% year-on-year to 324,805, and cargo throughput grew by 13.
1% year-on-year to 4.6 million tonnes. In terms of route development, HK Express A.