After dip in cargo traffic in July, Hong kong airport sees cargo traffic growth in August .
As per Hong kong International Airport (HKIA) the airport saw 2.4% growth YOY in August to 431000 tonnes.
HKIA said: “The airport saw strong 9% year-on-year growth in transhipments, which contributed the most to the increase in cargo throughput.
“Amongst key trading regions, traffic to and from North America and Southeast Asia posted the most significant growth.”
While the airport saw cargo demand return to growth during the month, the increase does lag behind figures during the first eight months when freight traffic increased by 3.1% to 3.3m tonnes.
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