Hong Kong Airport reports faster growth than Shenzhen
January 30, 2012 Category Travel, Weekly
Passenger numbers at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) grew faster last year than at Shenzhen airport. The Airport Authority said the number of passengers at Chek Lap Kok rose 5.9% last year to a record 53.9 million, while cargo volume dropped 4.6% to 3.9 million tons. By comparison, Shenzhen saw a 5.7% rise in passengers, to 28.2 million, and a 2.4% increase in cargo volumes to 828,400 tons. Thirteen airlines began operations at Chek Lap Kok last year, including Indonesia AirAsia, Air Busan and MIAT Mongolian Airlines. Total aircraft movements rose 8.9% to 333,760 take-offs and landings, while Shenzhen saw a 3.4% rise, to 224,300 movements. Hong Kong Airport Authority Chief Executive Stanley Hui said: “Looking ahead, passenger volume and aircraft movements will likely continue their growth trend, though at a slower pace. Cargo tonnage may decline further due to the slowdown in global trade but the pace of decline will likely be less than what we have seen in 2011. Notwithstanding worldwide economic uncertainty in the near term, we are confident about the medium and long-term growth prospects of HKIA.” Brendan Scobie from the Singapore office of the Center for Asia Pacific Aviation, said that growth at Shenzhen airport may have been constrained last year because it had only one runway until mid-2011. “The second runway which opened at Shenzhen last year is allowing Shenzhen Airlines and other carriers to accelerate their growth,” he said. “With that bottleneck removed – they were at capacity with the single runway – I wouldn’t be surprised if Shenzhen growth takes off and is higher than the annual growth at HKIA these next few years,” the South China Morning Post reports.
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