Shanghai airports record rapid traffic growth in Jan-2014

China's Shanghai Airport Authority reported (01-Feb-2014) rapid traffic growth at Shanghai Pudong and Shanghai Hongqiao airports in Jan-2014, attributing the growth to the Spring Festival holidays, steady growth momentum in the macroeconomic and the Shanghai FTA policy. Details are as follows:

• Passenger numbers: 7.1 million, +14.7% year-on-year;
• • Shanghai Pudong: 4.0 million, +14.3%;
  • Shanghai Hongqiao: 3.1 million, +15.2%;
• Cargo volume: 294,500 tonnes, +9.2%;
• • Shanghai Pudong: 253,000, +9.9%;
  • Shanghai Hongqiao: 41,500, +5.1%;
• Aircraft movements: 54,143, +12.3%;
• • Shanghai Pudong: 32,973, +12.0%;
  • Shanghai Hongqiao: 21,170, +12.9%. [more - original PR - Chinese]