Hong Kong busy

Chek Lap Kop (HKG), Hong Kong’s only airport, reported solid growth in the first half of 2012, serving 27.6m – a 6.9% surge – and setting a new single-day record of approximately 194,000 passengers on 28 April.  Cargo throughput remained unchanged at 1.9m tonnes over the same period last year.

The growth in passenger traffic in June was driven mainly by visitor traffic and Hong Kong resident travel, which saw 6% and 9% gains respectively over the same month last year.  Passenger traffic to and from Japan and South East Asia performed particularly well.

The growth in cargo throughput last month was primarily due to an 8% year-on-year growth in imports.  During June freight to and from South East Asia outperformed other key regions.

Apart from the steady growth in air traffic, cross-boundary traffic by land and sea between HKG and the Pearl River Delta region recorded sustained increases in the first half of this year.  Passenger trips via coach and limousine registered a yearly increase of 5.3% to 959,000, while the SkyPier ferry terminal handled almost 1.3m to and from mainland China, up 11.6% year-on-year. www.hongkongairport.com

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