The Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) recorded 5.2 million passengers in July, an increase of 9.7 percent from the same period last year, according to the Airport Authority Hong Kong.

The airport also handled 33,670 flight movements, representing a year-on-year increase of 8.3 percent, while total cargo throughput went up 3.9 percent year-on-year to 430,000 tonnes, the AAHK said in a statement on Thursday.

While the number of transit passengers continued to grow from a low base, overall passenger traffic growth softened due to adverse weather last month and a decline in travel demand to Japan, the AAHK added.

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For the first seven months of the year, passenger volume rose to 34.6 million, while flight movements increased to 226,020, growing 15.3 percent and 9.8 percent year-on-year, respectively. 

The AAHK said cargo throughput also recorded a year-on-year increase of 2.2 percent to 2.83 million tonnes during the same period.

On a 12-month rolling basis, passenger volume rose by 17.3 percent year-on-year to 57.6 million, while flight movements increased by 13.1 percent to 383,450. Cargo throughput rose by 5.4 percent year-on-year to about 5 million tonnes.

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Meanwhile, HKIA continued to expand its extensive air network with airlines resuming more routes and launching new ones in recent months.

The AAHK said notable additions include Munich, Rome and Brussels in Europe; Subang in Southeast Asia; and Yiwu and Datong in the Chinese mainland, further reinforcing the airport’s role as an international aviation hub in Asia.