Passenger Traffic Reaches Post-Pandemic High at HKIA in July

Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) today released Hong Kong International Airport’s (HKIA) air traffic statistics for July 2024. During the month, HKIA handled around 4.8 million passengers, representing a 24.7% year-on-year growth, while cargo throughput was up 14.6% to 414,000 tonnes in July. Flight movements increased to 31,100, up 29.3% compared to July 2023.

Passenger traffic has maintained the growth momentum in July as daily passenger traffic exceeded 170,000 on peak days. On 28 July, HKIA handled 173,000 passengers, reaching a post-pandemic high. All passenger segments including Hong Kong residents and visitors, as well as transfer/transit passengers registered significant growth compared to the same month last year. Traffic to and from Southeast Asia, Mainland China, and Japan recorded the most significant increases in the month.

Cargo throughput at HKIA has continued its consecutive double-digit year-on-year growth since the beginning of the year. Export cargo remained the main growth driver, increasing by 16.8% compared to the same month last year. Cargo traffic to and from key trading regions in Europe, Southeast Asia and Middle East increased most significantly in the month.

For the first seven months of the year, passenger volume rose to over 30 million while flight movements increased to 205,830, recording a growth of 47.5% and 44.1% respectively compared to the same period of 2023. Cargo traffic experienced a double-digit annual increase of 17.4% to about 2.8 million tonnes.

On a 12-month rolling basis, passenger volume doubled to 49.2 million, while flight movements increased by 63.1% to 339,080. Cargo throughput reported a growth of 15.7% to 4.7 million tonnes.

Meanwhile, at the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors Awards 2024, AAHK received the Excellence in Surveying Award and the Grand Award in Construction (Infrastructure) in recognition of the reclamation project for the Three-runway System development. The Awards commend and recognise exceptional achievements of surveyors and promote sustainable development of Hong Kong.

Tommy Leung, Executive Director of Third Runway of AAHK, said “It is our great honour to receive these distinguished accolades. Expansion of HKIA into a Three-runway System involves reclamation of 650 hectares of land. Thanks to the team’s expertise, innovations, and perseverance, the reclamation works were completed as planned despite many challenges including the pandemic. The team’s exceptional achievements are well recognised by the awards.”