Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (HACTL) – Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler – has broken its all-time record for the number of freighters handled in a 24-hour period.

In a statement, HACTL said it handled 104 freighter aircraft on November 3, beating its former record of 102 aircraft achieved in November 2017.

The peak of activity took place between 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. when HACTL simultaneously handled 13 freighters.

The ground handler noted that recent upgrades to HACTL’s IT system – notably a new airside management app – to have helped the company increase its ramp efficiency and productivity. 

Both on the ramp and in its SuperTerminal 1 facility, HACTL fully handled 88 of the 104 freighter flights, noting further that it is the only cargo handler in Hong Kong which can provide both terminal and ramp handling of freighters as a single service package.

“To have successfully processed 104 widebody freighters in just 24 hours is a clear illustration of the immense scale of our operations and resources," Wilson Kwong, HACTL chief executive said.

“Recent new business wins, together with growth in demand ahead of Thanksgiving and Christmas, have come together to achieve this impressive result," he added, adding that the HACTL team “pulled out all the stops around the clock, to ensure that every aircraft successfully maintained its tight turnaround schedule.”