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“Air traffic demand continues to grow, and we expect +4% to +6% growth in passengers, cargo volumes and flight movements this year.“ |
Fred Lam Tin-Fuk Chief Executive Airport Authority Hong Kong |
HONG KONG. Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) posted a record high for passenger traffic in 2014, to 63.4 million, which was a leap of +5.8% over 2013. Flight movements climbed by +5.1% to 390,955.
Airport Authority Hong Kong CEO Fred Lam said: “We are pleased to see HKIA achieving another record breaking year in 2014, which further strengthens its leading position as an international and regional aviation hub, supporting the economic growth of Hong Kong.”
“We have also seen new daily records in all three traffic categories last year, reaching about 210,000 passengers, over 16,000 tonnes of cargo and 1,178 flight movements. We are very proud that HKIA is one of the very few airports in the world that ranks near the top in both passenger and cargo volumes.” In 2014, HKIA added three new airlines -American Airlines, Siam Air and Vanilla Air – which extends its flight network to 180 destinations.
Last year, 2.76 million passengers used SkyPier to travel between HKIA and eight ports in the Pearl River Delta, representing yearly growth of +3.26%. Nearly two million passengers hired limousine and coach services travelling between HKIA and PRD destinations.
In December 2014, the number of passengers reached 5.6 million, climbing +7.5% compared to December 2013; while flight movements set a new monthly record of 34,235 – beating the previous record set in August 2014.
The growth in passenger traffic in December was mainly driven by a +14% year-on-year rise in transfer/transit traffic and +11% growth in Hong Kong resident traffic. Passenger traffic to/from North Asia and Southeast Asia recorded the most significant increases.
“Air traffic demand continues to grow, and we expect +4% to +6% growth in passengers, cargo volumes and flight movements this year. We will continue to enhance airport facilities and services, and work closely with HKIA’s business partners to maintain a world-class travel experience for our passengers,” concluded Lam.
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On the rise: Passenger traffic was buoyed by a strong year-end |
