HONG KONG – The Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) received 61 million passengers in 2025, posting a 15 percent increase in passenger numbers over the previous year, according to the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK).

The airport also handled 394,730 flight movements during the year, marking an 8.7 percent increase compared with 2024, while its yearly cargo throughput saw a 2.7 percent growth to 5.07 million tonnes, the AAHK said in a statement on Thursday.

In December, the HKIA welcomed 5.8 million passengers, a 13.5 percent rise compared to the same period in 2024. Flight movements also increased 7.1 percent year-on-year to 35,920.

Due to the Christmas peak season, daily passenger volume surpassed 200,000 for eight days during the month, the AAHK statement added.

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Visitor and transfer and transit passenger segments recorded double-digit growth in December, with traffic to and from the Chinese mainland, Southeast Asia and North America seeing the most significant rise.

Cargo volume registered a 3.6 percent year-on-year growth to 462,000 tonnes in December. Exports and transshipment both increased, with transshipments recording an 18 percent rise. Cargo traffic to and from the mainland, Southeast Asia and Europe rose the most among key trading regions.

In 2025, the airport also further strengthened connectivity by introducing 30 new destinations across the globe, including Abu Dhabi, Brussels and Dallas, while increasing flight frequencies on major routes, Vivian Cheung Kar-fay, chief executive officer of AAHK, said in the statement.

“Our collective efforts have been widely recognized with some 80 prestigious awards received last year on different aspects of our operation and service,” said Cheung.

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In terms of infrastructure, HKIA commissioned two key facilities last year to strengthen its intermodal transfer service for passengers within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

In September, the coach hall of terminal 2 was launched as the first phase of commissioning the expanded terminal, enhancing cross-boundary land-based transport for GBA transfer passengers, while the airport started the “Park & Fly” service in November to allow passengers who prefer to drive to the airport for transfer to international destinations.