HONG KONG. Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) recorded robust passenger traffic growth in July, amid a strong summer season. Passenger volume and air traffic movements surged to 4.39 million and 25,380, respectively, up +6.6% and +6.0% from July 2006. This July saw particularly strong visitor traffic from Europe and southeast Asia.
Airport Authority Hong Kong CEO Stanley Hui said that the steady growth reaffirmed HKIA’s status as one of the world’s busiest aviation hubs.
This month, HKIA was named the world’s best airport in the annual Skytrax survey. It was the sixth time in the past seven years that HKIA ranked first in the survey, which polled nearly 8 million passengers from around the world.
In the 12 months ending 31 July 2007, HKIA handled over 46 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of +7.3%. Air traffic movements grew +4.2%, to 288,115.
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