Shenzhen Airport Cargo and Foreign Passenger Traffic with APEC Economies Hit Record Highs

The dual record — cargo up modestly, passengers up sharply — suggests the APEC corridor is becoming more people-intensive than goods-intensive, a shift that matters for how airport capacity and route economics get planned. For supply-chain and trade observers, the route additions to Southeast Asia and South Korea are the more structural signal: they lock in connectivity that outlasts a single peak season. Whether passenger growth keeps outpacing cargo, and whether the new routes sustain load factors beyond the initial ramp, is the open question.