Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) saw a 7.7% fall in cargo throughput to 357,000 tonnes in June compared to the same month last year.
The drop in cargo throughput was mainly attributed to the decline in transhipments resulting from reduced belly capacity on passenger flights.
Cargo throughput to and from Mainland China and Southeast Asia saw the most significant decreases in June.
However, with demand for air cargo services remaining relatively strong, freighter movements increased 23.1% compared to the same month last year.
Cargo exports recorded a year-on-year increase of 7%, with North American markets recording the most significant growth.
Due to the continuation of entry restrictions for non-Hong Kong residents, visitor traffic decreased by more than 99%.
The gradual resumption of transfer/ transit services brought some transfer/ transit passenger traffic to HKIA, yet demand was still weak and the transfer/ transit traffic in June decreased by almost 100% year on year. Hong Kong resident travel decreased by 98% year on year.
Over the first half of the year, HKIA’s cargo throughput saw a 10.2% drop to 2.1m tonnes. On a 12-month rolling basis, Cargo throughput fell 7.7% to 4.6m tonnes.
