Coronavirus: MTR Corp passenger numbers show slight improvement in March but still down 42 per cent on last year

Hong Kong’s embattled rail operator continued to take a hit in its March passengers numbers amid the ravages of the coronavirus, but managed to rebound from February.According to the MTR Corporation’s latest figures, patronage for domestic services was 84 million in March, down 42 per cent from 145 million a year ago. But the figure showed a rebound of 17.7 per cent from 71.4 million in February, which was its lowest since April 2007.Plagued by widespread lockdowns around the world, the Airport…

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