HONG KONG. Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled almost 6.3 million passengers in April, a year-on-year rise of +6%.
Hong Kong residents’ travel, which recorded a +38% surge, was the main driver of passenger growth. Among key source markets, passenger traffic to and from Japan recorded the most significant increase.
Combining March and April to even out the seasonal impact of the Easter holidays, passenger volume showed year-on-year growth of +1.9%.
During the first four months of 2017, HKIA handled 23.9 million passengers, up by +1.4%. On a rolling 12-month basis, passenger traffic rose +1.5% to 70.8 million.
