{"id":226584,"date":"2023-09-25T05:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=226584"},"modified":"2023-09-25T06:06:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T23:06:37","slug":"hkia-picks-up-two-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2023\/09\/hkia-picks-up-two-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"HKIA picks up two awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>HONG KONG, 25 September 2023: As air traffic at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) continued to expand in August 2023, the airport was voted <strong><em>\u201cAsia\u2019s Leading Airport 2023\u201d<\/em><\/strong> and <em><strong>\u201cChina\u2019s Leading Airport 2023\u201d<\/strong><\/em> in the 30th World Travel Awards.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) chief operating 0fficer Vivian Cheung commented: \u201cWe are honoured that HKIA has been named \u2018Asia\u2019s Leading Airport\u2019 and \u2018China\u2019s Leading Airport\u2019 this year in the World Travel Awards. We have introduced various new facilities, services and technologies to give passengers a brand-new airport experience. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"539\" height=\"355\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226585 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-10.jpg 539w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-10-300x198.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 539px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 539\/355;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">HKIA has been named \u2018Asia\u2019s Leading Airport\u2019 and \u2018China\u2019s Leading Airport\u2019 this year in the World Travel Awards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It is most encouraging to learn that travellers and industry experts worldwide acknowledge and appreciate our efforts through their votes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The World Travel Awards celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries and are recognised globally as the hallmark of industry achievement. Winners are selected by travel industry specialists and passengers from around the world. HKIA was named \u201cChina\u2019s Leading Airport\u201d for the second year. It was also voted \u201cAsia\u2019s Leading Airport\u201d in 2020 and 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In August 2023, HKIA handled about 4.0 million passengers, up 5% compared to July 2023. The daily average passenger number rose towards 130,000, representing a recovery to about 66% of the pre-pandemic level. Flight movements and cargo throughput experienced month-on-month increases of 4.3% and 1.7%, respectively, to 25,055 movements and 367,000 tonnes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Passenger traffic in August was 7.3 times higher than the low base in the same month last year, while flight movements increased by 1.2 times. Mainland China and Japan recorded the most significant increases in traffic to and from Southeast Asia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cargo throughput increased by 8.5% year-on-year, with a 20.5% surge in export volume compared to the same month last year. Traffic to and from key trading regions in the Middle East, Europe and North America saw the most significant increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the first eight months of the year, HKIA handled 24.4 million passengers, more than 13 times higher than the low base recorded over the same period in 2022. The airport handled 167,895 flight movements, representing 97.4% year-on-year growth. Cargo volume decreased slightly by 2.6% year-on-year to over 2.7 million tonnes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On a 12-month rolling basis, passenger volume at HKIA posted a remarkable 11-fold year-on-year increase to 28.3 million, while flight movements jumped by 55.7% to 221,585. 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