The Macau International Airport (MIA) said in a statement yesterday that during the Chinese New Year holiday period (January 31 – February 5) it recorded over 29,000 passengers, a 208 percent increase compared with the Chinese New Year (CNY) last year.
The statement noted that there were over 270 flights during the six-day period, an increase of 75 percent.
According to the statement, the airport continues to implement the “Guarding against imported cases [of COVID-19] and preventing a resurgence of the outbreak at home” pandemic prevention strategy. The statement said that a closed-loop area and NAT sampling point have been set up at the airport, disinfection work is being done continuously, and venue codes at all locations have been pasted up, as well as temperature checking points at airport entrances.
The statement noted that in accordance with the government’s COVID-19 pandemic prevention measure requirements, the airport’s staff check passengers’ Macau health code, review their travel documents and pre-check entry QR codes of the respective destinations, and remind passengers to take good personal care during travel, including keeping a social distance of one metre, and wearing face masks properly.
The statement said that during the CNY holiday, the airport cooperated with airlines’ requirements about the flight booking situation, arranged a sufficient number of check-in counters, monitored the site situation in real time to make dynamic adjustments, and adopted crowd control measures.
This undated handout photo provided by Macau International Airport yesterday shows air passengers lining up to check in for their flights.
