Traffic continues upward trajectory in Hong Kong

Hong Kong International Airport handled 5.37 million passengers and 34,465 aircraft movements in October, representing year-on-year increases of 18% and 9.1% respectively.

According to the gateway, traffic to and from Southeast Asia, Chinese Mainland and Taiwan recorded the most significant growth in the month.

Robust growth was sighted in transfer and transit passengers, recording a 50.2% year-on-year increase to 1.50 million passengers.

Cargo throughput grew 2.9% year-on-year to 455,000 tonnes during the month. Export traffic remained the main driver of the growth, rising 1.4% year-on-year to 287,000 tonnes.

Amongst key trading regions, cargo traffic to and from Europe, Middle East and Southeast Asia increased most significantly during the month.

Over the first ten months of 2025, HKG handled over 50 million passengers, while aircraft movements amounted to 325,330, representing 15.1% and 8.9% growth respectively, compared to the same period in 2024.

Cargo volumes rose by 2.3% year-on-year to over 4.12 million tonnes.

On a 12-month rolling basis, passenger volume increased by 15.5% year-on-year to 59.6 million while flight movements rose by 9.4% to 389,955. Cargo throughput recorded a 3.3% year-on-year increase to 5.03 million tonnes.