Hong Kong Airport Reports May's Passenger and Cargo Traffic

Dark/Light Mode (26/06/24)  Hong Kong Airport (HKG) handled 4.07 million passengers and 29,855 flight movements in May 2024, corresponding to year-on-year increases of 30.8% and 34.5%, respectively.

Mainland China’s Labour Day “Golden Week” holidays, which started at the end of April, contributed significant traffic growth among all passenger segments in May.

Traffic to and from Southeast Asia, Mainland China, and Japan recorded the most notable boosts during the month.

Cargo throughput saw a year-on-year increase of 19% to 416,000 tonnes in May, with export traffic remaining the main driver of the growth, recording a 30.1% increase compared with the same month last year.

Cathay Pacific Cargo Boeing 747F taking of from Hong Kong Airport. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com

Among key trading regions, cargo traffic to and from North America, Europe and the Middle East increased most significantly during the month.

For the first five months of this year, the airport handled 21 million passengers, 58.9% higher than the low base during the same period in 2023.

Flight movements increased 50.5% year-on-year to 145,140, whilst cargo volume rose by 18% year-on-year to more than 1.9 million tonnes.

On a 12-month rolling basis, passenger volume was 47.3 million, an increase of 157.9% compared with the previous comparable period.

Flight movements increased by 76.3% year-on-year to 324,805, as cargo throughput also grew 13.1% year-on-year to 4.6 million tonnes.

In terms of route development, HK Express Airways launched four flights per week between Hong Kong and Sanya Phoenix Airport (SYX) in Hainan on 10 May.

Marine Ecology and Fisheries Enhancement Strategy at Hong Kong Airport

ACI Green Airports Recognition 2024 recently recognised the airport’s “Marine Ecology and Fisheries Enhancement Strategy” project with the Platinum Award in the biggest airport capacity category of over 35 million passengers per annum.

“We are honoured to receive this award, which commends our voluntary and continuous efforts to explore and enhance local marine biodiversity and fisheries resources around HKIA and North Lantau waters,” said Peter Lee, General Manager, Sustainability of AAHK. “The efforts, namely eco-enhancement of seawall designs, deployment of artificial reefs and shellfish reefs, and fish restocking, were first investigated by experts, with pilot tests following on intended to determine the viability and real-world value of promising enhancements. With positive biodiversity impacts identified, we are in the process of scaling up these initiatives around HKIA, and importantly, these nature-based efforts will serve as a useful reference for future implementation by others across broader Hong Kong waters.”

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