According to officials from the Airport Authority, Hong Kong airport is expected to handle up to 160,000 passengers daily during the Christmas holidays. The most popular destinations are Taipei, Shanghai, and Bangkok.
The top three destinations will have an average of 70, 54, and 50 daily flights respectively, which means there will be more than one flight every hour arriving or departing for these cities. Hongkongers' favorite destination, Japan, will have 44 daily flights between Hong Kong and Tokyo.
The Airport Authority anticipates over 1,000 flights per day in and out of Hong Kong, with 760 of them carrying passengers. They expect the traffic volume during the Christmas and New Year holidays to reach around 80 percent of the level before the pandemic. The executive director of the authority, Steven Yiu Siu-chung, stated that while the ideal situation would be a full recovery by the end of next year, it depends on the global economy. He mentioned that flight volumes are taking a significant amount of time to fully recover, and this is not unique to Hong Kong, as other cities like London, Singapore, and various locations in Europe are facing similar situations.
Yiu explained that the availability of aircraft, pilots, and cabin crew is a crucial factor in increasing flight capacity. Local airlines are actively training pilots, and ground staff resources have been gradually relieved, providing optimism to the Civil Aviation Department. However, Yiu emphasized the importance of maintaining service standards.
In terms of crowd safety management, the police will implement measures and traffic arrangements on Hong Kong Island and Kowloon during Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Temporary road closures will be implemented in stages, starting at 6pm on Christmas Eve around Kowloon and 2pm on Hong Kong Island. Various roads in Tsim Sha Tsui, West Kowloon Cultural District, Hung Hom, and Lan Kwai Fong will be closed. Crowd control measures will be in place to prevent stampedes, and illegal parking will result in vehicles being towed away without warning.
The weather during Christmas is expected to be cold, with temperatures dropping to 10 degrees Celsius on Friday. However, it is forecasted to bounce back to around 15 to 16 degrees by Tuesday. The winter monsoon will continue to bring cold and dry weather to the coastal areas of southern China in the coming days, with temperatures expected to remain around 10 to 12 degrees until Christmas. The public is advised to stay warm during this period.
预计假期期间每天将有 16 万名乘客通过机场
根據香港機場管理局的官員表示，預計香港機場在聖誕假期期間每天將處理多達160,000名乘客。最受歡迎的目的地是台北、上海和曼谷。
這三個熱門目的地分別每天平均有70、54和50班航班，這意味著每小時將有超過一班航班往返於這些城市之間。香港人最喜愛的目的地日本，將在香港和東京之間每天有44班航班。
機場管理局預計每天往返香港的航班將超過1,000班，其中760班將載客。他們預計聖誕節和新年假期期間的交通量將達到疫情前水平的約80％。該機場管理局的執行董事姚兆聰表示，理想情況是到明年年底實現完全恢復，但這取決於全球經濟。他提到，航班量需要相當長的時間才能完全恢復，這不僅僅是香港的情況，倫敦、新加坡和歐洲各地的其他城市也面臨著類似的情況。
姚兆聰解釋說，航班容量的增加關鍵因素是飛機、飛行員和機組人員的可用性。本地航空公司正在積極培訓飛行員，並逐步釋放地勤人員資源，給民航處帶來了樂觀情緒。然而，姚兆聰強調了維持服務標準的重要性。
在人群安全管理方面，警方將在聖誕前夕和聖誕節期間在香港島和九龍實施措施和交通安排。臨時道路將分階段實施封閉，從聖誕前夕下午6點開始在九龍地區，香港島則從下午2點開始。尖沙咀、西九文化區、紅磡和蘭桂坊的各個道路將被封閉。將實施人群控制措施以防止踩踏事件，非法停車將導致車輛被拖走而不事先警告。
預計聖誕節期間的天氣將寒冷，星期五氣溫降至攝氏10度。然而，預測顯示到星期二氣溫將回升至約15到16度左右。冬季季候風將在未來幾天繼續給中國南部沿海地區帶來寒冷乾燥的天氣，預計氣溫將保持在10到12度左右，直到聖誕節。公眾被建議在此期間保持保暖。
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