AAHK welcomes HK government’s adjustments of inbound control measures
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) welcomes the Government’s adjustments of the inbound control measures, including adjusting the route-specific flight suspension, lifting the entry restriction for non-Hong Kong residents, and allowing travellers to wait for test result at hotels. The adjustments are an appropriate response to air traffic demand, while preventing the spread of the epidemic […]
HKIA releases annual report 2020/1
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) published its Annual Report 2020/21 today for the fiscal year ended March 31 2021. During the year, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) continued to suffer from the prolonged impact of COVID-19. Passenger volume and flight movement dropped 98.6% and 66.2% to 800,000 and 127, 760 respectively due to travel restrictions […]
HKIA announces air traffic statistics for March
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) today released Hong Kong International Airport’s (HKIA) traffic statistics for March 2021. During the month, HKIA handled 58,000 passengers and 10,620 flights, marking year-on-year decreases of 89.9% and 12.5%, respectively. Cargo throughput saw a year-on-year increase of 4.9% to 397,000 tonnes. Passenger traffic remained weak in March as the COVID-19 […]
HACTL cleans up in eco-awards
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (HACTL) has received the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) Environmental Management Recognition Scheme Grand Award, for its continuing efforts to reduce waste. HACTL’s winning submission majored on its benchmarking methods, staff training and education, and its waste management performance. In an on-site assessment in August 2017, and two further […]
HKIA third runway plan gets funding thumbs-up from HSBC
A study for the three-runway system (3RS) project at Hong Kong International Airport has concluded funding for the plan is “robust and practicable”. The Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) has released the report submitted by its financial advisor Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) after after in-principle acceptance by the board of the AA. The AA says the […]