CAAC report 19% surge in Dec-2009 pax, cargo traffic also soar

CAAC reports (19-Jan-2010) the following traffic highlights:

• Dec-2009:
  • Passenger numbers: 18.7 million, +19.4% year-on-year;
    • Domestic: 16.9 million, +19.2%;
    • Hong Kong & Macau: 480,000, +14.9%;
    • International: 1.4 million, +24.5%;
  • Cargo volume: 455,397 tonnes, +47.4%;
    • Domestic: 302,382 tonnes, +36.9%;
    • Hong Kong & Macau: 18,029 tonnes, +80.2%;
    • International: 134,985 tonnes, +73.1%;
• 12 months ended 31-Dec-2009:
  • Passenger numbers: 230.5 million, +19.7%;
    • Domestic: 210.6 million, +22.2%;
    • Hong Kong & Macau: 5.2 million, +3.2%;
    • International: 14.7 million, -3.0%;
  • Cargo volume: 4.5 million tonnes, +9.3%;
    • Domestic: 3.0 million tonnes, +11.4%;
    • Hong Kong & Macau: 158,857 tonnes, +1.7%;
    • International: 1.3 million, +5.5%.