The local airport noted in a statement yesterday that it recorded 2,117,427 passengers in the first quarter of this year, representing a year-on-year increase of around 15 percent, while aircraft movements reached 15,952, increasing 10 percent year-on-year.
The statement noted that passengers from the Chinese mainland accounted for 41 percent in the first quarter, followed by those from Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia at 40 percent. Passengers from China’s Taiwan region made up the remaining 19 percent.
International passenger traffic reached 224,000 in the first two months of the year, rising 11 percent year‑on‑year, according to the statement. Moreover, during the Easter and Ching Ming holiday from April 3–7, the statement noted that passenger traffic hit 115,000 with 856 aircraft movements, respectively up by 2.6 percent and 9.1 percent year-on-year.
The statement said that the airport is optimising operations and working with airlines on incentives, resource coordination and new routes to prepare for the summer flight season. Moreover, the statement said that despite high fuel costs, the airport is staying in close contact with airlines to push forward plans for new routes to the Chinese mainland and Northeast Asia slated for June and July.
The statement added that the airport also plans to expand its “Check’ N Fly Service” to more hotels in the second half of the year.
This undated photo provided by the Macau International Airport shows its departures area.
