Hong Kong airport records 13% year-on-year rise in passengers, flights up 5.1%

Growth in the first four months was supported by April traffic topping 5.6 million passengers, boosted by Easter travel, with 34,000 flights

Hong Kong International Airport has recorded a 13 per cent year-on-year increase in passenger traffic in the first four months of the year, while flight movements rose 5.1 per cent.

According to the Airport Authority, the Easter holiday boosted traffic in April, when the airport handled more than 5.6 million passengers and 34,000 flight movements, representing year-on-year increases of 9.4 per cent and 5.5 per cent respectively.

“Overall passenger growth in April was supported by the Easter holiday, with daily passenger traffic peaking on April 3 at over 210,000 passengers,” the authority said in a statement on Thursday.

Passenger volume rose 13 per cent year on year to 22.3 million in the first four months, while flight movements increased 5.1 per cent to 135,090.

The authority said transfer and transit passengers continued to drive growth, followed by inbound visitors. Most regional markets expanded, led by mainland China and Southeast Asia, while the Middle East was the only market to record a decline, reflecting the impact of the ongoing war in the region.

Cargo throughput rose to 423,000 tonnes in April, up 4.9 per cent year on year. For the first four months, cargo volume increased 3.7 per cent to 1.63 million tonnes.