Flight movements at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) registered 28,140 for the month of March, translating to a 15.5% jump year-on-year.

The airport also broke the previous single-day record of flight movements with 971 flight movements on 31 March 2011. In addition, driven by travels to and from Southeast Asia and mainland China, the HKIA saw 4.2 million passengers in March, a jump of approximately 2% year-on-year.

The Airport Authority Hong Kong commented that the increase in flight movements was attributable to airlines increasing flights on the back of the strong economic performance of the region.

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