Passenger Traffic Reaches New Daily Peak in August as HKIA named Best Global Airport for 10 consecutive years

(Hong Kong, 19 September 2025, 1830hrs) – Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) in August handled 5.68 million passengers and 34,840 flight movements, representing year-on-year growth of 15.8% and 10.2%, respectively, with passenger traffic reporting a new daily high since the pandemic. The surge in traffic was largely due to a rebound in travel to/ from Japan and a continued rise in traffic to/ from the Chinese Mainland and other destinations.

Over the summer holidays, passenger traffic peaked on 10 August, surpassing 200,000 and hitting a new record since the pandemic. Days with increased passenger flow from flight re-scheduling following adverse weather are excluded from the daily high records.

Cargo volume recorded a year-on-year increase of 5.6% to 429,000 tonnes during the month. This was mainly driven by sustained traffic to/ from Europe and the Middle East, which offset declines in traffic to/ from North America under the lingering tariff impacts. The growth was underpinned by a 13.5% increase in transshipments.

Over the first eight months of 2025, passenger volume saw 15.4% growth year on year to 40.3 million, while flight movements increased by 9.9% to 260,830. Cargo traffic grew 2.6% year on year to 3.3 million tonnes.

On a 12-month rolling basis, passenger volume rose by 16.7% year on year to 58.4 million, while flight movements increased by 11.9% to 386,655. Cargo throughput grew 5.0% year on year to 5.0 million tonnes.

Meanwhile, HKIA was named “Best Global Airport” and “Best Airport – Asia (Over 1m tonnes)” at the 2025 Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain (AFLAS) Awards organised by Asia Cargo News, a renowned logistics and cargo supply chain publication. HKIA has now won “Best Global Airport” for 10 consecutive years. The AFLAS Awards recognise leading service providers, including air and shipping lines, airports and seaports, and logistics and other associated industry professionals. Winners were nominated and voted on by readers and industry professionals.

Cissy Chan, Executive Director, Commercial of Airport Authority Hong Kong, said, “We are honoured to be named ‘Best Global Airport’ once again as well as Best Airport in Asia. This recognition represents the support and trust by the air cargo industry, which motivates us to uphold our commitment in maintaining high standards while continuously improving our facilities and services to better serve all partners and stakeholders.”