Passengers
2,523,469
12 months to Jun 2026
Australia and Hong Kong (SAR)
6 city pairs with recent passenger traffic · 2 in the lost-route record · 2 with no post-2003 passenger record · data from Jan 1985
Inbound
1,263,685
arriving in Australia
Outbound
1,259,784
leaving Australia
Australian ports
10
represented in this record
Traffic: 12 months to Jun 2026
Passengers over time
To Jun 2026
International history milestones
Passenger milestones use complete calendar years only; a missing month stays missing and the partial current year cannot set the historical peak. Current breadth uses the global passenger window 2025-07 to 2026-06. Recorded Australian ports describe passenger records, not necessarily nonstop current services.
First positive record
Jan 1985
first month with passengers > 0
Peak complete year
2019
2,815,983 passengers
Latest complete year
2025
2,322,714 passengers
Australian ports in latest 12 months
6
positive in global latest 12 months; not necessarily nonstop
Peak port breadth
8
complete year: 2002
Airlines flying this route
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| Airline | Passengers, 12 months | Share | Flying since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathay Pacific Airways | 2,017,105 | 80% | Jan 1985 |
| Qantas Airways | 336,532 | 13% | Jan 1985 |
| Hong Kong Airlines | 169,832 | 7% | Jan 2016 |
12 months to Jun 2026
Shares are of passengers carried, not of seats or flights, and they cover every Australian airport. Airlines are reported against destinations rather than city pairs, so these figures cannot be broken down further by city.
Airlines that used to fly here
Carried passengers between Australia and Hong Kong (SAR) at some point since 1985, none in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Recent passenger traffic
Positive passenger traffic appears within the latest year of the published BITRE series. This is record recency, not real-time operating status.
| Route | Passengers, 12 months |
|---|---|
| Sydney ↔ Hong Kong | 1,065,358 |
| Melbourne ↔ Hong Kong | 781,290 |
| Brisbane ↔ Hong Kong | 323,972 |
| Perth ↔ Hong Kong | 309,828 |
| Adelaide ↔ Hong Kong | 28,970 |
| Cairns ↔ Hong Kong | 17,635 |
Routes Australia has lost
No passenger traffic recorded in the comparable published series for over a year. See the lost-route record for the full methodology.
No post-2003 passenger record
These retained city pairs have no positive passenger record in the comparable series from January 2003 onward. Some have freight or mail records, and some appear only in the earlier passenger series.