21st July 2008

HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NAMED THE WORLD'S BEST AIRPORT FOR THE SEVENTH YEAR

Hong Kong International Airport has been voted the world’s best airport in the annual Skytrax survey, which polled more than 8.2 million travellers of over 97 nationalities. Representing a notable achievement, this is the seventh time in eight years that the accolade has been won by Hong Kong International Airport.

The World Airport Survey rated more than 190 airports over a ten-month period (from August 2007 to May 2008) on 40 product and service categories including airport accessibility, terminal cleanliness, shopping and dining options, Internet services, staff efficiency, baggage delivery and wait times at security.

Annual UK visitors to Hong Kong in 2007 totalled a record 601,168, an increase of 16.4 per cent on 2006, which was itself a record-breaking year from the UK. Overall, Hong Kong received last year a record 28,169,293 visitors from all markets.

Simon Mills, Hong Kong Tourism Board’s Director for Northern Europe, said:

“Both in terms of business and leisure, Hong Kong is an increasingly popular destination for the UK market and it is a great honour to see Hong Kong airport repeatedly recognised as the world’s finest.

One of the key attractions for visitors is the ease and convenience of transferring into the very heart of the city - in less than 25 minutes with the Airport Express Link (AEL) service - enabling them to make the most of their time in Hong Kong.”

Last month Virgin Atlantic announced that it is increasing its frequency between London Heathrow and Hong Kong, currently daily, to twice a day by December 2008.

To meet growing demand and maintain its high service standards, Hong Kong International Airport has launched a HK$4.5 billion (£290 million) enhancement programme, which will be completed by 2011.

For more information on Hong Kong International Airport please visit www.hongkongairport.com. For more information on visiting Hong Kong please go to www.discoverhongkong.com

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