Hong Kong airport traffic surges after hotel quarantine scrapped

Passenger throughput climbed to 525,000, 10 per cent higher than in August.

HONG KONG, Oct 16 (Bloomberg): Hong Kong International Airport’s September passenger traffic volume increased by 133% from a year earlier, after authorities scrapped some of the city’s harshest travel restrictions, including requirements for hotel quarantine and a pre-boarding Covid test.

Passenger throughput climbed to 525,000, 10% higher than in August.