Shanghai Pudong International Airport registered a growth of 20.50 percent in passenger numbers in January 2016 compared with the same period a year earlier, reaching 5.21 million, according to data released by Shanghai International Airport Co., Ltd..

Pudong Airport registered a 14.77 percent year-on-year growth in domestic passenger numbers and a 29.88 percent growth in international passengers.

Aircraft movements amounted to 39,350, up 11.71 percent from a year earlier. Aircraft movements on domestic and international routes rose 10.94 percent and 15.78 percent year on year.

Cargo traffic climbed 5.60 percent to 273,300 tonnes, among which 201,700 tonnes were carried on international flights.