Cargo passing HK airport registers record high in November

Cargo passing through Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) registered a record high of 319,000 tonnes in November, up 7.9 percent over the same period of last year.

"Stimulated by the Christmas season, cargo throughput in November is expected to be the peak month of the year," Hans Bakker, Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA)'s Commercial Director, was quoted by a Sunday press release as saying.

November also marked the growth of cargo passing through the airport in a roll of three months, which the airport authority said "broke another record."

"To enhance HKIA's position as the world's largest international cargo airport, we plan to build 10 more cargo stands by 2007," said Bakker.

Growth of passenger flow and aircraft movements remained healthy in November, increasing by 6.2 percent to 3.36 million and 12.9 percent to 22,815 respectively over the same period last year.

Source: Xinhua