Air cargo tonnage at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) posted continued growth for a seventh consecutive month, surging 38 per cent year on year to 354,000 tonnes in April, said the airport authority.

Air traffic movements also increased by 2.7 per cent over last April to 24,725 but passenger volume declined 1.5 per cent slightly to 4.2 million.

Strong cargo growth was attributed to the continuing recovery of export markets in North America and Europe. Exports rose 57 per cent while imports were up 30 per cent and transshipments increased 10 per cent.

From January to April 2010, HKIA handled 1.3 million tonnes of cargo and 94,825 aircraft movements, representing year-on-year growth of 35.1 per cent. On a rolling 12-month basis, cargo throughput was up by 9.3 per cent to 3.7 million tonnes year on year.

Source: schednet