The daily flight movement record at Hong Kong International Airport has been broken twice in two days, with 906 and 945 flight movements handled March 20 and 21.

The Civil Aviation Department said yesterday's flight movements exceeded the daily average of 810 movements by 16.7%. There were also 451 flights operated through the Hong Kong Flight Information Region that day.

The department expects the steady growth in air traffic to strengthen Hong Kong's status as an international and regional aviation hub.

This Easter, most of the extra flights were destined for Northeast Asia, Mainland China and Southeast Asia. Taipei was the most popular destination, followed by Fukushima and Okinawa.