Beijing was the world’s ninth-busiest passenger airport in 2007, and
Hong Kong was placed 14th, according to new statistics published by the
Airports Council International.
Beijing served 53,583,664 passengers last year, up 10.1 per cent, and
Hong Kong welcomed 47,042,419, up 11.9 per cent. Hong Kong also ranked
as the world’s second-busiest cargo airport, behind Memphis, with
Shanghai ranked fourth, Beijing 20th and Guangzhou 30th.
The report also revealed that nine out of the top ten fastest-growing
airports in 2007 were in Asia-Pacific. The fastest-growing 2007 market
for passengers was India, with 24 per cent growth. The largest single
market in the world remains the United States, which handled 1.4
billion passengers last year, followed by China, with 350 million
passengers, and the United Kingdom, with just under 250 million.
Last update : Thursday, 31 July 2008
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