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

Hong Kong International Airport has recorded a 13 per cent year-on-year increase in passenger traffic in the first four months, 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...

By Danny Mok