Cargo throughput at the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), the world's busiest cargo hub, steadied in February, with volumes at the same level as in the same period in 2024.

Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) released the air traffic figures for HKIA for February, recording 324,000 tonnes of cargo, which is on par with a year ago.

However, February volumes were lower than the 394,000 tonnes recorded in January 2025, which was 4.1% higher year-on-year.

AAHK said over the first two months of 2025, cargo throughput rose by 2.2% to 718,000 tonnes, with transshipments recording the highest year-on-year increase of 9.6%. Many cargo sectors also saw positive growth.

 [Source: AAHK]

"Cargo traffic to and from Europe and the Middle East grew the most among key trading regions during this period," AAHK said.

Meanwhile, on a 12-month rolling basis, flight movements experienced a significant 23.2% increase to 369,635.

Cargo volume saw double-digit year-on-year growth of 11.2% to 4.95 million tonnes.

Last November, the airport commissioned its Three-runway System (3RS), which will expand capacity and further enhance HKIA's position as a major international aviation hub.

HKIA's target is to handle 10 million tonnes of cargo in about 10 years from now. The airport has a current cargo capacity of 5 million tonnes per year.

Meanwhile, in February, AAHK said HKIA handled about 195,000 passengers, reaching another new daily peak after the pandemic and indicating a return to the pre-pandemic peak level.

For the full month, HKIA handled 4.5 million passengers, representing a year-on-year growth of 7.0%. Flight movements increased by 5.2% year-on-year to 29,075.

In February, Tibet Airlines added a new flight route to Lhasa via Chengdu, further expanding HKIA's extensive air network.