HKIA Passenger Throughput and Aircraft Movements Continue to Grow in April 2012

20-May-2012 Both passenger numbers and aircraft movements at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) registered significant year-on-year growth in April 2012, increasing by 7.8% and 4.8% respectively compared to the same month last year. In April this year, HKIA handled 4.9 million passengers and 29,025 aircraft movements, including peak daily traffic exceeding 1,000 flights over the Easter holiday period. Cargo throughput, however, remained slow and was slightly down by 0.8% to 327,000 tonnes for the month.