HK Expects Air-Passenger Traffic to Surge Next Year, SCMP Says
A Cathay Pacific aircraft lands on the third runway at Hong Kong International Airport on Nov. 25.
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Hong Kong expects air passenger traffic to recover to as much as 70% of pre-pandemic levels by the end of next year and return to normality by 2024, South China Morning Post reported, citing an official.
Deputy Director of Airport Operations Steven Yiu Siu-chung brushed aside concern about the airport’s status as an aviation hub, the newspaper reported. The end-2023 forecast of between 60% to 70% of the traffic levels before Covid is in line with a prediction by Hong Kong’s main carrier, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.