News / July air cargo traffic in China hints at a recovery set for take-off

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The Asia-Pacific air cargo market appears to be on the mend, judging from traffic numbers reported from airlines and airports in the region for July, especially the all-important Chinese market.

The three major airports in the Pearl River Delta ? Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Shenzhen ? all registered rising throughput in July.

At Hong Kong International Airport, tonnage climbed 4.7% to 380,000 tonnes. According to the airport authority, transhipment activity was a major driver, advancing 15%. The airport registered the strongest growth ...