Passenger traffic at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) hit record highs of 24.5 million during the first six months of the year, representing yearly growth of 9.3%.
Air traffic movements also rose 4.9% over the same period last year to 144,970.
The strong first-half performance was supported by robust traffic in June. During the month, passenger traffic recorded a yearly increase of 26.2%, reaching 4.2 million
In June, Hong Kong resident travels grew by 28% while visitors surged by close to 40% year on year.
The number of transfer/ transit passengers also saw healthy growth of 13%.
Passenger traffic to/ from South East Asia, the Mainland, Japan and Taiwan showed more than 20% growth when compared with June 2009, when travel was dampened by the outbreak of Influenza A (H1N1).
Stanley Hui, CEO of Airport Authority Hong Kong, said, “We are seeing more airlines, both passenger and cargo, launching new routes, re-launching routes that had previously been suspended, and new airlines commencing new services to HKIA.â€
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