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A record high number of flight movements at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is expected to be achieved on October 14 (Friday), when 835 aircraft are scheduled to arrive and depart.
"The number of flight movements expected on October 14 represents an increase of about 8% compared with an average of 770 movements a day," a spokesman for the Civil Aviation Department said today (September 30).
In October, the National Day holiday (October 1), the Chung Yeung Festival holiday (October 11) and the Guangzhou Trade Fair to be held from October 15 fall over a two-week period, boosting the demand in air travel.
To date, eight airlines have submitted slot requests to operate 75 additional scheduled and ad-hoc charter flights (a total of 150 flight movements) from October 1 to 14. All requests received have been accepted.
Airlines that have already submitted the requests plan to operate flights to seven destinations in Northeast Asia, five destinations on the Mainland, two in Southeast Asia, two in Australia and two in the Middle East. Taipei is the most popular destination, followed by Guangzhou, Kaohsiung and Guilin.
The previous record high of 786 flight movements in a single day occurred on March 25, during the Easter holidays.
Ends/Friday, September 30, 2005
Issued at HKT 11:40
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