All Hong Kong International Airport articles – Page 3

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    Cathay cargo volumes under pressure as company issues profit warning

    2020-07-17T11:04:09Z

    Cathay Pacific Cargo saw its airfreight volume declines deepen in June as urgent demand for personal protective equipment continued to ease.The airline saw traffic in cargo and mail tonne km terms decline by 35.8% year on year to 596m in June, while cargo volumes were down 43.1% compared with last ...

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    HKIA reports strong cargo traffic in May

    2020-06-15T08:18:22Z

    Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is experiencing a boom in cargo flights, even as passenger traffic remains virtually non-existent amid the coronavirus pandemic.The airport notes that May saw 6,335 cargo flight movements, up 29.3% year on year from May 2019. Still, cargo throughput fell 6.8% to 377,000t compared to a ...

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    Top 20 cargo airports 2019: Hong Kong tops the list but demand down overall

    2020-05-20T09:12:42Z

    Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) maintained its position as the world's busiest cargo airport last year, but challenging market conditions led to an overall decline in demand at the top 20 hubs (full list below) in 2019.Statistics from Airports Council International (ACI) show that the top 20 cargo airports saw ...

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    Cargo demand drops in Hong Kong and Europe

    2020-04-15T13:45:04Z

    Statistics released by airports over the last couple of days have revealed the extent of air cargo demand declines, with Hong Kong reporting a double-digit percentage drop off compared with a year ago.Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) — the world's largest air cargo hub — said that in March freight ...

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    Airport Authority Hong Kong welcomes budgeted measures for cargo

    2020-02-26T12:02:14Z

    Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) has welcomed the measures announced in the Financial Secretary’s 2020-21 Budget for supporting the development of the aviation industry and air cargo business.The budget includes taking forward the plan to redevelop the Air Mail Centre at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).Said an airport spokesperson: "The ...

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    Cathay Pacific expects a weak first half of 2020 for cargo

    2019-12-17T12:27:27Z

    Cathay Pacific is expecting a weak start to next year, but is more optimistic for 2020 as a whole.The Hong Kong hubbed airline said that its cargo performance continues to come under pressure and this is expected to continue next year.Last month, Cathay Pacific and Dragon Air carried 177,964 tonnes ...

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    Hong Kong Airport exporters to benefit from cargo concession

    2019-12-11T10:11:07Z

    Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) will support airlines to introduce a terminal charge concession scheme from April 1 next year to help offset increased cargo screening costs and reinforce the hub's competitiveness.Under the Scheme, AA will contribute 20% of the terminal charge concession amount offered by an airline to freight ...

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    Shanghai airfreight rates improve as cargo switches from Hong Kong

    2019-10-03T09:44:51Z

    The price of air cargo out of Shanghai airport has begun to improve over recent weeks as cargo volumes have shifted from Hong Kong to the Chinese hub.The latest figures from Tac Index show that prices from Shanghai to Europe last week increased by 4.7% compared with a week ago ...

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    Hong Kong pushes back roll out of new air cargo security requirements

    2019-09-20T13:29:13Z

    The Hong Kong government has pushed backed the roll out of stricter cargo screening requirements in light of the current market downturn.The Civil Aviation Department (CAD) said it would no longer require the screening of 25% of all non-known consignee shipments from October 1.Instead, the deadline has been pushed back ...

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    Airport Authority Hong Kong reports air cargo traffic decline

    2019-08-20T16:11:19Z

    Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA), operator of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), has revealed that cargo throughput at the gateway fell by 7.3% year on year in July to 401,000 tonnes.The fall in cargo throughput was the result of 12% declines in both imports and transhipment volumes.Among Hong Kong’s key ...

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    Hong Kong cargo operations largely unaffected by recent disruption

    2019-08-15T08:46:25Z

    The protests at Hong Kong International Airport are not expected to cause major delays to cargo shipments.Protests at the airport disrupted bellyhold cargo operations between Monday and Wednesday, with services only starting to return to normal yesterday as the airport added extra security measures.However, Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding ...

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    Further Hong Kong disruption could hit territory's reputation as a transport hub

    2019-08-14T11:15:47Z

    The Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics (HAFFA) has warned that the recent disruption to operations at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) could have a far reaching impact on the territory.Protests at the airport have disrupted bellyhold cargo operations over the last three days and services are only ...

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    Hong Kong flights resume as airport adds new security measures

    2019-08-14T08:18:53Z

    Passenger flights from Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) have re-started today as the Asian hub has put extra security measures in place to limit protesters' access to terminals.The airport grounded hundreds of flights on Monday and Tuesday as protesters swarmed into terminal areas.Flights have re-started today, but there are still ...

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    Hong Kong flights suspended for second day

    2019-08-13T12:55:37Z

    Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has again suspended all passenger flights due to ongoing protests just hours after re-starting operations.The world's busiest freight hub began allowing flights to take-off earlier today after a suspension was put in place yesterday due to hundreds of protesters occupying the main arrivals hall.However, just ...

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    Hong Kong Airport flights re-start after cancellations this morning

    2019-08-13T11:44:22Z

    UPDATE: FLIGHTS ONCE AGAIN SUSPENDED CLICK TO READ MOREPassenger flights at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) have re-started today after there were more cancellations this morning (August 13).Flights at the world's busiest freight hub were first cancelled yesterday as a result of protesters occupying the main arrivals hall.Freighter flights were ...

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    Hong Kong airport cancels flights due to protests in terminal

    2019-08-12T09:32:51Z

    Hong Kong airport, one of the busiest in the world, has cancelled its departing passenger flights as a result of protests taking place in its main terminal.In a statement issued today (Monday, August 12), the airport said that is has cancelled all flights that have not yet checked in.In response ...

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    Cathay Pacific takes action following China warning over protests

    2019-08-12T09:09:19Z

    Cathay Pacific has suspended a pilot who was arrested amid ongoing protests in Hong Kong. It has also fired two members of ground staff for "misconduct".The suspension and terminations, which took place over the weekend, follow a warning emailed to staff from Cathay Pacific chief executive Rupert Hogg on August ...

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    Hong Kong strikes hit cargo operations

    2019-08-05T10:42:20Z

    Hundreds of flights from Hong Kong, the world's busiest cargo airport, have been cancelled as protesters continue coordinated strikes that are bringing chaos to the city.Pilots, flight crews and air traffic controllers are all reported to have joined city wide demonstrations.Cathay Pacific Cargo said it does not foresee any freighter ...

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    Hong Kong International registers 6.7% drop in cargo volumes in H1

    2019-07-15T10:48:25Z

    The world’s largest cargo airport, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), saw freight volumes slide by 6.7% year on year over the first half of the year.HKIA recorded total cargo volumes for the period of 2.3m tonnes.In June, cargo performance lagged behind the rest of the year as it registered an ...

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    Hong Kong sees cargo volumes slide again in May

    2019-06-17T09:08:44Z

    The world’s largest cargo hub, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), saw cargo volumes drop again last month.The airport reported a year-on-year decrease of 7.3% to 405,000 tonnes in May. So far this year, HKIA has seen cargo demand fall in four of five months for which it has reported figures.Over ...