Regional Round-Up
Beijing busiest airport in 2012
March 1st 2013
Beijing Capital Airport was the busiest airport in the Asia-Pacific last year, according to figures from Airports Council International. In 2012, airports in the region recorded strong 7.1% growth in passenger numbers compared with the previous year. Read More »
However, they lagged behind facilities in the Middle East, which saw 12.1% growth. According to ACI, Beijing handled more than 81 million passengers last year, with Tokyo Haneda second busiest with 67 million. Jakarta and Hong Kong each handled 57 million passengers.
Many airports recorded double-digit passenger growth rates in 2012 thanks to robust economic growth in their countries and a rising propensity for regional travel. These included Jakarta (up 14.4%), Seoul Incheon (11.3%), Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi (10.6%) and Singapore (10%).
Air freight traffic remained stagnant with only a slight increase of 0.5% recorded in the Asia-Pacific. Hong Kong had the highest cargo throughput with four million tonnes of freight, followed by Shanghai Pudong (2.8 million tonnes), Seoul Incheon (2.3 million tonnes) and Tokyo Narita (1.9 million tonnes).
