Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 3.1 million passengers in May 2023 with the flight movements increased month-on-month by 3% to 22,200. As compared to last year, the passenger volume recorded 17 times increase while the flight movement rose to 113%.
Overall cargo volume declined in May, with imports decreasing by 30% compared to the same month last year. Traffic to and from Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Japan saw the most significant decreases during the month.
Over the first five months of the year, the airport handled 13.2 million passengers and 96,410 flight movements, marking an increase of over 23 times and 89% respectively, from the low base in the same period of 2022.
Cargo volume declined year-on-year by 6.1% to 1.6 million tonnes.
On a 12-month rolling basis, passenger volume at HKIA increased year-on-year by more than 10 times to 18.3 million, while flight movements rose by 27.9% to 184,170. Cargo throughput saw a decrease of 16.0% to 4.1 million tonnes.
