Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) revealed that it handled 61 million passenger movements in calendar-year 2025, a 15 per cent jump on 2024 and the first full-year set of results since the third-runway system entered service. Airport Authority chief executive Vivian Cheung said the growth was turbo-charged by the Christmas season, when daily traffic exceeded 200,000 for eight straight days.
Behind the headline numbers lies a sharp revival in executive mobility. The authority added 30 new destinations—including Abu Dhabi, Brussels and Dallas—while boosting frequencies on flagship routes such as London, Singapore and New York. These extra seats translate into greater scheduling flexibility for travel managers who had struggled to find inventory in 2023–24.
Travel managers racing to secure documentation for these newly relaunched routes can streamline the process through VisaHQ, which offers one-stop visa and passport services for Hong Kong-based corporates and expatriates. The platform’s digital dashboards track application status in real time and flag country-specific requirements, helping mobility teams stay compliant while booking the fast-filling seats noted above. Learn more at https://www.visahq.com/hong-kong/.
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Cargo throughput also crept up 2.7 per cent to 5.07 million tonnes, restoring Hong Kong’s crown as Asia’s busiest combined passenger-freight hub. Corporates moving high-value components can once again synchronise just-in-time delivery with on-site troubleshooting visits—an essential capability for electronics and life-sciences firms in the Greater Bay Area.
On the ground, HKIA credited the Terminal 2 coach hall and the new “Park & Fly” service for smoothing multimodal connections to mainland cities. Human-resources teams arranging same-day meetings in Shenzhen or Guangzhou can now count on 90-minute kerb-to-kerb transfers, shrinking per-diem costs.
Looking ahead, mobility specialists expect airlines to deploy larger-gauge aircraft in the summer timetable as premium-cabin demand returns. Companies should lock in corporate deals early: forward bookings published by GDSs show business-class seat factors already above 75 per cent for April conventions.
Behind the headline numbers lies a sharp revival in executive mobility. The authority added 30 new destinations—including Abu Dhabi, Brussels and Dallas—while boosting frequencies on flagship routes such as London, Singapore and New York. These extra seats translate into greater scheduling flexibility for travel managers who had struggled to find inventory in 2023–24.
Travel managers racing to secure documentation for these newly relaunched routes can streamline the process through VisaHQ, which offers one-stop visa and passport services for Hong Kong-based corporates and expatriates. The platform’s digital dashboards track application status in real time and flag country-specific requirements, helping mobility teams stay compliant while booking the fast-filling seats noted above. Learn more at https://www.visahq.com/hong-kong/.
Cargo throughput also crept up 2.7 per cent to 5.07 million tonnes, restoring Hong Kong’s crown as Asia’s busiest combined passenger-freight hub. Corporates moving high-value components can once again synchronise just-in-time delivery with on-site troubleshooting visits—an essential capability for electronics and life-sciences firms in the Greater Bay Area.
On the ground, HKIA credited the Terminal 2 coach hall and the new “Park & Fly” service for smoothing multimodal connections to mainland cities. Human-resources teams arranging same-day meetings in Shenzhen or Guangzhou can now count on 90-minute kerb-to-kerb transfers, shrinking per-diem costs.
Looking ahead, mobility specialists expect airlines to deploy larger-gauge aircraft in the summer timetable as premium-cabin demand returns. Companies should lock in corporate deals early: forward bookings published by GDSs show business-class seat factors already above 75 per cent for April conventions.
