Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has won the Airport Transport Research Society's 2007 Asia-Pacific Airport Efficiency Excellence Award for its outstanding efficiency and service, the Airport Authority Hong Kong said in a statement Sunday.

 

Meanwhile, HKIA has won the Best International Airport Prize in athe 2007 TravelWeekly (Asia) Industry Awards, it said.

 

"These awards, which were presented by both academics and our peers in the travel industry, are a testament to the hard work and dedication of the 60,000 people who comprise the airport community, " said Stanley Hui, chief executive officer of Airport Authority Hong Kong.

 

"Every day, we and our business partners at HKIA deliver an efficient, friendly and customer-focused experience for our passengers and business partners," he added.

 

HKIA won the Airport Transport Research Society award after receiving the top score in a field of 30 major Asian airports. Conducted by international aviation experts, the Global Airport Benchmarking Project measured productivity and efficiency, costs and competitiveness, financial results and airport charges.

 

HKIA was nominated for the Best International Airport award by a panel of travel industry experts. The final award was determined in a polling process that saw readers of TravelWeekly magazine cast more than 160,000 individual votes.

 

(Xinhua News Agency July 9, 2007)