Hong Kong Airport dubbed best air cargo hub in APAC for 3rd consecutive year
Dhaka: Hong Kong International Airport has been dubbed the best cargo hub in Asia-Pacific for the third consecutive year. The airport already received two of such international awards in recent months.
On December 1, the Authority, which oversees the airport, said, that the nod at the 11th Payload Asia Awards for the category of "cargo airport of the year (Asia-Pacific)" in October 2024 marked the third straight year the facility had won the award.
On the development, Cissy Chan Ching-sze, Executive Director, Hong Kong International Airport Authority, said, the statutory body was glad to be commended by the industry. She added, it would remain devoted to strengthening Hong Kong airport's position as a leading international aviation hub. The airport would also inject impetus into both Hong Kong and the wider region's economic growth, she expressed.
It was also recognised as the "air cargo technology provider of the year" by Payload Asia for the second year. The facility was also named "cargo hub of the year" at the 40th Air Cargo News Awards in London in October 2024. A month later, the Super Terminal Expo 2024 also presented the city's airport with awards for the "best cargo hub" and the "best sustainable initiative".
The authority said the win showed the airport's strides in using technology to create paperless operations and streamline the site's import cargo handling process, as per reports. The facility recently launched its three-runway system and it plans to boost its annual cargo capacity to 10 million tonnes, concluded reports.
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