All Hong Kong International Airport Articles – Page 3
-
News
Hong Kong faces more cross-border trucking restrictions
Supply chains operating through Hong Kong are once again facing restrictions on cross-border truck operations due to Covid-restrictions.Freight forwarder Dimerco said that increasing Covid cases around Shenzhen have led to the city reducing daily cross-border truck movements from 3,500 to 1,500.The restrictions began on July 25 and reduce truck capacity ...
-
NewsDimerco delivers Covid self-test kits to Taiwan
Freight forwarder Dimerco has transported 165 pallets of Covid self-test kits with a total weight of nearly 50 tons from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) as infections continue to climb in Taiwan.The shipment for an unnamed customer in the rapid diagnostics sector was carried ...
-
NewsHong Kong International returns to the cargo top spot in 2021
Hong Kong International Airport is the busiest cargo airport in the world, according to new data.Airports Council International (ACI) World’s data shows Hong Kong achieved just over 5m metric tonnes of cargo in 2021, up 12.5% since 2020 and up 4.5% since 2019.Memphis International Airport in second place reached 4.5m ...
-
NewsMilestone reached on Hong Kong International expansion
Flight checks on Hong Kong International's new third runway began over the weekend with operations expected to start later this year.The airport authority said that the flight check started on March 26 in collaboration with the Civil Aviation Department and the Flight Inspection Center of Civil Aviation Administration of China.The ...
-
News
Shenzhen-Hong Kong freighter added as overland restrictions hit supply chains
The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen has launched a freighter service to Hong Kong to meet a lack of trucking capacity as a result of Covid-19 outbreaks.According to the Xinhua news agency, the service will operate six times per week utilising a B767 freighter operated by SF Airlines.The first flight ...
-
News
Hong Kong Airport sees transshipment traffic decline
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 391,000 tonnes of cargo in January, a 4.7% decline on the same month in 2021 (410,000 tonnes) as transshipment traffic fell.Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) said that freighter flight movements at the world’s largest international cargo hub saw year-on-year growth of 14.1% to 7,165 ...
-
News
Hong Kong air cargo volumes up 12.5% in 2021
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) said cargo throughput in 2021 at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) rose by 12.5% year on year to 5m tonnes, exceeding the 4.8m tonnes recorded in 2019.The number of cargo flights surged to an all-time record of 82,935, a year-on-year increase of 19.8%, confirmed AAHK. ...
-
NewsHKIA cargo volume growth continues
Photo: HKIAHong Kong International Airport’s (HKIA) cargo volumes in November saw a year-on-year increase of 10.1% to 478,000 tonnes as monthly passenger numbers also increased.The increase in cargo throughput was mainly attributed to the 16.1% growth in transshipments, continuing the traditional peak period for air cargo.Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) ...
-
News
Hactl returns to full operations after Covid quarantine slowdown
Ramp operations at Hong Kong cargo handler Hactl are back up to full speed after covid quarantines resulted in a reduction in resource.The handler said that it is has returned to "full manning and normal operations" after a single Covid-19 case was reported on October 7 in the ramp handling ...
-
InsightsTop 20 air cargo hubs: Facing up to a challenging market
Last year was not easy for the world's leading air cargo hubs as Covid put pressure on operations. However, the cargo sector continues to invest and is looking ahead to a brighter future.Covid-19 saw airport passenger terminals turned into ghost towns in 2020, but airfreight kept flowing through global hubs, ...
-
News
Asia Airfreight Terminal receives IATA CEIV Fresh certification
Hong Kong-based Asia Airfreight Terminal has received IATA CEIV Fresh certification.The certification confirms the terminal's capability to handle temperature-sensitive perishable goods to IATA’s globally recognised standard.The company said it is investing in cold chain facilities that will support its CEIV Fresh, CEIV Pharma and WHO Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certifications."These ...
-
News
G4S supports customers with off-airport cargo screening at HKIA
Logistics security firm G4S is supporting its customers at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) with the strict cargo screening rules imposed earlier this year.The firm is certified to carry out off-airport screening required by the new measures.HKIA is one of the busiest hubs in the world; it processes around 5m ...
-
NewsHong Kong third runway on-track for 2022
Source: HKIAHong Kong International Airport — the world's largest cargo hub — is on track to open its third runway in 2022.Earlier this week, the airport authority marked a major milestone of the three-runway system (3RS) project as runway pavement works were completed.Jack So, chairman of the authority, said: "Construction ...
-
NewsHactl opens Aero Engine Handling Centre
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has opened a dedicated Aero Engine Handling Centre (AEHC).Hong Kong is one of two locations in Asia that has certified repair, modification and overhaul facilities for Rolls-Royce Trent engines, which are used in Airbus A330, A340, A350 and A380 aircraft, as well as ...
-
NewsHong Kong loses cargo hub top spot to Memphis
The world's largest cargo hubs saw demand increase last year despite the Covid outbreak, while US express hub Memphis surpassed Hong Kong to become the world's largest cargo hub (full charts below).Preliminary statistics from Airports Council International (ACI) show the the top ten air cargo hubs in 2020 saw volumes ...
-
NewsH1 2020 top cargo airports: Hong Kong heads the list despite demand drop
Hong Kong maintained its place as the world's busiest cargo hub in a difficult first half of the year that saw demand decline across the world's top 10 freight hubs.The half-year figures recently released by Airports Council International (ACI) demonstrated the impact that the ground of passenger services as a ...
-
News
FedEx pilots call for Hong Kong flights to be suspended
FedEx pilots have called on the express company to suspend services to Hong Kong as a result of "unacceptable risks" related to the Covid-19 outbreak.The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) has passed a resolution calling on their company to suspend operations in Hong Kong after pilots were forced into ...
-
News
Cathay cargo volumes under pressure as company issues profit warning
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 ...
-
News
HKIA reports strong cargo traffic in May
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 ...
-
NewsTop 20 cargo airports 2019: Hong Kong tops the list but demand down overall
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 ...