(Hong Kong Comprehensive News) With the relaxation of the restrictions on travel and travel restrictions in mainland China, the passenger volume of Hong Kong International Airport recorded about 2.1 million passengers in January, which was about 28 times year -on -year.
According to the press release issued on Sunday (February 19) on the official website of the Hong Kong Airport Administration, the number of passengers in all categories has increased significantly compared with the same month last year. Among them, the number of passengers in Southeast Asia and Japan recorded the most significant increase.At the same time, as the mainland reappears international tourism, the number of passengers in Hong Kong and the mainland has recovered.
Before the outbreak of the crown disease, Hong Kong International Airport was the busiest airport in Asia.The above data accounts for only one -third of the passenger flow of the airport four years ago.
The Machinery Authority also said that under the influence of the global economic prospects and the temporary closure of the Chinese New Year holidays in the Lunar New Year holidays, the airport imports and export freight volume decreased by 36%and 33%year -on -year, respectively.Last month, freight volumes of Southeast Asia, Taiwan, North America and Europe recorded the most significant declines.
However, Lin Shixiong, director of the Transport and Logistics Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, published a blog post last Saturday (18th) to be optimistic about the freight prospect of Hong Kong International Airport.
He said that at the end of last year, the Machinery Authority and the Zhuhai Municipal Government jointly opened the "Flying through the Pearl Harbor", that is, the "empty -land -air" passenger service was realized through the connection of the Hong Kong -Zhuhai -Macao Bridge.Freight business; recently cooperated with the Dongguan Municipal Government to implement and promote the development of the "sea and air cargo transportation" model between the two places.
Under this model, the mainland exported goods can be pre -completed in Dongguan to complete the aviation security inspection, packing or boarding and receiving goods, and then arrive in Hong Kong International Airport in the way in line with Hong Kong Airlines.Transfer to all over the world.Foreign air -transported goods can also be applied to the opposite routes and imported different provinces and cities imported through Hong Kong.
Lin Shixiong believes that with the help of Hong Kong International Airport's freight, flexible and efficient advantages in freight, the Guangdong -Hong Kong -Macao Greater Bay Area can form a huge transportation network directly to the world to further enhance the international competitiveness of the Greater Bay Area manufacturing and import and export.Essence
