Air Transport Industry in Hong Kong
Air Transport Industry in Hong Kong
Overview
As one of the regional hubs for Asia, Hong Kong is connected with most urban centres in Asia and half of the world's population within 5 hours of flight time. Currently, more than 100 airlines operate about 1,000 flights daily, linking the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) to about 180 destinations worldwide including 48 cities on the Chinese mainland.
Handling 56.5 million passengers and 4.03 million tonnes of cargo and in 2012, HKIA was Asia’s third busiest international passenger airport and continued to rank as the world’s busiest airport in terms of international cargo throughput since 2006.
HKIA has been recognised as the world's leading airport – it was named World's Best Airport at the 2012 TTG Travel Awards since 2002, and crowned as the “Best Airport in Asia Pacific” at the GlobeRunner Awards 2012.
As at June 2013, Hong Kong had signed air services agreements with 67 aviation partners (5 of them have not yet come into force).
Industry Data
Hong Kong International Airport
2011
2012
2013*
Air cargo Throughput (‘000 tonnes)
3,938
4,025
1,626
Year-on-year (YoY) growth (%)
-4.6
+2.2
+2.3
No. of passengers handled (million)
53.9
56.5
23.9
YoY growth (%)
+5.9
+4.8
+3.9
Source: Hong Kong International Airport
* January-May
Air transport industry
March 2013
Number of Establishments
145
Employment
24,748
Vacancies
205
Source: Quarterly Report of Employment and Vacancies Statistics, Census and Statistics Department
Business Receipts (HK$ billion)
2010
2011
Hong Kong-based airline and helicopter companies
93.2
106.7
Local representative offices of overseas airline companies
1.1
1.3
Service activities incidental to air transportation
19.1
20.9
Sources: Key Statistics on Business Performance and Operating Characteristics of the Transportation, Storage and Courier Services Sector in 2011, Census and Statistics Department
Range of Services
The air transport
Overview
As one of the regional hubs for Asia, Hong Kong is connected with most urban centres in Asia and half of the world's population within 5 hours of flight time. Currently, more than 100 airlines operate about 1,000 flights daily, linking the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) to about 180 destinations worldwide including 48 cities on the Chinese mainland.
Handling 56.5 million passengers and 4.03 million tonnes of cargo and in 2012, HKIA was Asia’s third busiest international passenger airport and continued to rank as the world’s busiest airport in terms of international cargo throughput since 2006.
HKIA has been recognised as the world's leading airport – it was named World's Best Airport at the 2012 TTG Travel Awards since 2002, and crowned as the “Best Airport in Asia Pacific” at the GlobeRunner Awards 2012.
As at June 2013, Hong Kong had signed air services agreements with 67 aviation partners (5 of them have not yet come into force).
Industry Data
Hong Kong International Airport
2011
2012
2013*
Air cargo Throughput (‘000 tonnes)
3,938
4,025
1,626
Year-on-year (YoY) growth (%)
-4.6
+2.2
+2.3
No. of passengers handled (million)
53.9
56.5
23.9
YoY growth (%)
+5.9
+4.8
+3.9
Source: Hong Kong International Airport
* January-May
Air transport industry
March 2013
Number of Establishments
145
Employment
24,748
Vacancies
205
Source: Quarterly Report of Employment and Vacancies Statistics, Census and Statistics Department
Business Receipts (HK$ billion)
2010
2011
Hong Kong-based airline and helicopter companies
93.2
106.7
Local representative offices of overseas airline companies
1.1
1.3
Service activities incidental to air transportation
19.1
20.9
Sources: Key Statistics on Business Performance and Operating Characteristics of the Transportation, Storage and Courier Services Sector in 2011, Census and Statistics Department
Range of Services
The air transport