The number of tourists visiting Hong Kong in the first five months of this year exceeded 10 million
The Hong Kong Airport Authority announced the air traffic volume at Hong Kong International Airport in May. In May, the passenger traffic of Hong Kong International Airport was 3.1 million, similar to that of April, and the number of aircraft movements increased by 3.0 percent month-on-month to 22,200.
In terms of year-on-year comparison, due to the low base of last year, passenger traffic and aircraft movements in May increased by more than 17 times and 113 percent respectively.
In addition, cargo volume in May decreased by 4.0 percent to 350,000 metric tons compared to the same month last year. The uncertain global economic outlook continues to weigh on cargo volumes. Overall cargo volumes decreased in May, with import volumes down 30 percent compared to the same month last year. During the month, cargo volume to and from Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Japan recorded the most significant declines.
In the first five months of this year, compared with the low base of the same period in 2022, Hong Kong International Airport's passenger traffic and aircraft movements increased by more than 23 times and 89 percent , respectively, to 13.2 million passengers and 96,410 sorties, while the cargo volume fell by 6.1 percent year-on-year to 160. million metric tons.