Life of Guangzhou - HK Int'l Airport Records Healthy Growth in October

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) experienced another month of solid growth in October this year, with passenger and cargo volumes increasing more than 7 percent from the same period last year, the airport said Sunday.

Passenger throughput reached 4.13 million, up 7.1 percent from October 2006. Cargo throughput and air traffic movements grew 7.6 percent and 5.8 percent, respectively, to 353,000 tons and 25,830 movements, according to a press statement from the airport.

"As one of China's key aviation hubs, HKIA benefited from strong passenger demand during the National Day Golden Week holiday. It is also a reflection of the continued attraction of Hong Kong as a destination for visitors from Chinese mainland," said Stanley Hui, chief executive officer of Airport Authority Hong Kong.

Cargo also continued to grow in line with growth in foreign trade between China and Europe and the United States, he said.

For the 12 months ended Oct. 31, 2007, HKIA handled 47.1 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of 7.4 percent. The airport handled 3.7 million tons of cargo and 292,740 air traffic movements, up 4.4 percent and 5 percent from last year, respectively.

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