HONG KONG AIRPORT BOOSTS CARGO VOLUMES
Hong Kong International Airport saw March air freight volumes rise 11.8 percent to 237,000 tons.
Cargo flights also increased 16.8 percent to 2,211 in March.
The Airport Authority in Hong Kong warned on April 13 that 37 percent of scheduled passenger lights through the airport have been cancelled due to severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS.