Hong Kong Int. Airport Reports 12.8% Decline in Passengers in September 2019

In September 2019, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 4.9 million passengers and 33,390 air traffic movements, representing year-on-year declines of 12.8% and 1%, respectively.

Cargo throughput in September decreased 5.9% year-on-year to 406,000 tonnes, a narrower decline than in August 2019.

Transfer / transit passenger traffic increased by 5% and the number of passengers travelling between Hong Kong and Japan grew by 4% when compared to the same period last year.

The momentum of transfer passenger traffic continued during the National Day “golden week” holidays from 1 to 7 October, as SkyPier at HKIA handled 15,455 cross-boundary ferry passengers on 1 October, surpassing the daily record of 12,922 passengers set in 2015. The daily sea-to-air and air-to-sea passenger numbers both achieved new records, registering over 14,347 passengers on 1 October and 8,854 on 7 October, respectively.

Amid continuous global trade uncertainties, cargo volume continued to contract in September. However, transshipment saw a significant improvement, with the double-digit decreases in the previous months narrowing to a single-digit 5% decrease in September. Amongst key trading regions, Japan and India contributed positive growth.

On a 12-month rolling basis, flight movements grew 0.4% to 427,960, while passenger throughput and cargo throughput declined 0.5% and 5.7% to 74.1 million and 4.9 million tonnes, respectively.

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