ACI Asia-Pacific recorded 4.6% increase in passenger traffic in April 2013

07-Jun-2013

Passenger traffic in the Asia-Pacific region continued its upward trend in April 2013, according to the latest ACI Passenger and Freight Flash Reports. A year-on-year increase of +4.6% and +10.2% were recorded at airports in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East respectively when compared to April 2012.
Year-to-date passenger traffic from January to April 2013 showed an increase of +5.8% and +11.6% in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East respectively comparing to same period last year.

The top 5 busiest airport in the region are Beijing (PEK), Dubai (DXB), Tokyo Haneda (HND), Hong Kong (HKG) and Jakarta (CGK).

For air cargo traffic, a slight increase of +0.2% was recorded in April 2013 at Asia-Pacific airports while Middle Eastern airports continued to grow steadily at +3.6% comparing to April 2012.

The first four months of 2013 saw a small decline of -0.6% in cargo traffic for airports in Asia-Pacific and a strong +7.0% increase for airports in the Middle East.

The top 5 airports with the highest cargo throughput in April 2013 were Hong Kong (HKG), Shanghai Pudong (PVG), Dubai (DXB), Seoul Incheon (ICN) and Tokyo Narita (NRT).

ACI PaxFlash and FreightFlash statistics are based on a significant sample of airports that provide regular monthly reports to ACI. They represent approximately 60% of total passenger traffic and 70% of total freight traffic worldwide. Commentary, tables and charts are based on preliminary data submitted by participating airports and are therefore subject to change.