Double-Digit Increase in Visitors and Transfer/ Transit Passengers at HKIA in November

(Hong Kong, 21 December 2025, 1100hrs) - Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) today released air traffic statistics for November 2025. During the month, the airport handled 5.19 million passengers and 33,495 flight movements, representing year-on-year growth of 17.1% and 7.7%, respectively. Transfer/ transit passengers recorded a notable year-on-year increase of 50.9%. Cargo throughput grew to 486,000 tonnes, up 5.9% compared to November 2024.

Both visitor and transfer/ transit passenger traffic experienced a double-digit year-on-year increase in November 2025. Traffic to and from the Chinese Mainland and North America recorded the most significant gains during the month. Growth in transfer/ transit passengers was largely supported by the Southeast Asia and Chinese Mainland markets.

Over the first 11 months of 2025, HKIA handled over 55 million passengers, an increase of 15.3% year on year, and flight movements rose by 8.8% to 358,825 compared to the same period in 2024. Cargo volume saw a 2.7% year-on-year increase to about 4.61 million tonnes.

On the cargo front, export traffic remained the primary contributor of growth. Overall cargo to and from Europe, the Chinese Mainland and India recorded significant increases, while traffic to and from North America continued to decline due to US tariffs.

On a 12-month rolling basis, passenger volume increased by 15.5% year on year to over 60.3 million, while flight movements increased by 9.1% to 392,350. Cargo throughput grew by 3.0 % to 5.06 million tonnes year-on-year.

Meanwhile, Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) received three accolades at the 2025 Hong Kong ICT Awards (HKICTA), including the Smart Mobility (Smart Logistics) Gold Award and the Smart Mobility (Smart Logistics) Silver Award. AAHK was also winner of the "Smart Mobility Grand Award", selected among all Gold Award winners. Established in 2006, HKICTA aims to recognise and promote outstanding inventions and applications in information and communications technology across Hong Kong's industries.

Cissy Chan, Executive Director, Commercial of AAHK, said, "We are delighted to see recognitions of our efforts in leveraging the latest smart technologies to enhance efficiency of our air cargo operations. As digitalisation is accelerating developments in the air cargo industry, we will continue to collaborate with our business partners to further sharpen our competitiveness through innovations and reinforce HKIA's role as a preferred global air cargo hub."