All Hong Kong International Airport articles – Page 4

  • Hong Kong Cargo_1 2019
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    Hong Kong targets high value cargo and e-commerce opportunities in 'Airport City' strategy

    2019-05-29T12:56:26Z

    Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has identified three strategic areas for future development: capturing cross-boundary e-commerce opportunities, targeting high-end, high-value cargo, and enhancing cargo services for the region.The plans are revealed in the airport authority’s “From City Airport to Airport City” report released today, which outlines “an ongoing transformation that ...

  • HKIA aerial
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    Hong Kong Airport’s freight throughput continues to wane

    2019-05-20T09:36:21Z

    Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 394,000 tonnes of cargo in April, down by 8.1% on the same month of last year.There was an 11% decline in imports and a 10% decline in transhipments volumes, with traffic from Southeast Asia and Europe seeing the most significant decreases.Over the first four ...

  • Turkish Cargo's Fatih Cigal collects the award from Ross Marino of sponsor dnata and event host Simon Calder
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    Turkish Cargo scoops Cargo Airline of the Year Award

    2019-04-30T09:10:09Z

    Turkish Cargo was voted Cargo Airline of the Year 2019 as the airfreight industry gathered in the UK for a night of celebration at Air Cargo News’ industry Oscars, now in their 35th year.The Istanbul-hubbed airline secured the highest total number of votes cast by Air Cargo News readers to ...

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    Changi freight volumes dip 1.5% in March

    2019-04-24T09:02:21Z

    Singapore's Changi Airport saw cargo volumes dip 1.5% year on year in March to 185,000 tonnes, following a 8.3% decline in February.For the first quarter of 2019, Changi's airfreight throughputs were down 3.8% at 493,000 tonnes, which a spokesperson for the Asian hub said was due to "a slowdown in ...

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    Airports see cargo volumes decline further in February

    2019-04-09T12:11:17Z

    Major airports suffered another month of traffic declines in February, with the world’s largest airfreight hub reporting a double-digit percentage decrease on a year earlier.Hong Kong International Airport saw cargo volumes decrease by 14.4% year on year in February to 274,000 tonnes due to “unfavourable macroeconomic conditions”.Figures in the first ...