External Transport_in_Macau

outer harbour ferry terminal, macau



turbojet s jetfoil (model boeing 929)

over 150 sea-crossing services scheduled daily between macau , hong kong, , outer harbour ferry terminal serves major terminal macau s passenger traffic sea. route served high speed catamarans (with passenger capacity of 400) , jetfoils (with passenger capacity of 260) , journey takes approximately 1 hour. there daily scheduled ferry services between macau , shenzhen. @ present services operated turbojet sheung wan, tsim sha tsui , hong kong international airport. cotai water jet operates services between taipa temporary ferry terminal , hong kong – macau ferry terminal, hong kong, tsim sha tsui , hong kong international airport . apart sea routes there regular scheduled helicopter services between hong kong , macau, operated sky shuttle. trip takes approximately 20 minutes.

a sea-crossing service has been launched turbojet travels between hong kong international airport , macau. differs above macau-hong kong route since travelers arrive in hong kong air not have go through hong kong immigration s passport control , can board direct ferry macau through special transfer terminal within airport. on return trip, travelers can directly reach hong kong international airport ferry (a dedicated check-in desk service available @ hong kong-macau ferry terminal) , arrive @ airport without going through hong kong immigration s passport control, though airline check-in has done airlines within airport prior boarding plane. later on, cotai water jet launched same service linking hong kong airport , macau embarked @ taipa temporary ferry terminal.

a new ferry terminal, adjacent macau international airport, under construction , upon completion of passenger traffic sea diverted new facility. expected act major hub passenger transfer between hong kong international airport , macau international airport.

from terminal marítimo de passageiros porto interior, ferry services available between macau , wanzai, zhuhai until january, 2016 due safety issues @ wanzai ferry terminal.

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macau international airport

air service in macau began in 1930s pan american airways operating seaplanes macau hong kong , lasted until 1941. in 1948 cathay pacific airways commenced hong kong macau seaplane service under subsidiary macau air transport company (matco). matco operated outer harbour terminal along avenida da amizade kai tak airport in hong kong. scheduled passenger service continued until 1961 when matco ceased operations.

the macau international airport, located @ taipa, serves terminal macau s international air traffic. inaugurated on december 1995 , has since established number of regulars flights between macau , major cities in northeast , southeast asia, example bangkok, beijing, kaohsiung, kuala lumpur, manila, osaka, seoul, shanghai, singapore, taipei, etc.

passengers enter mainland china land can use 2 customs, 1 checkpoint service (or air-to-land flow express bus - 2 customs, 1 checkpoint) provided macau international airport. passengers can request express link service @ check-in counter of respective airlines. when arriving @ macau international airport, can follow express link signs , board air-to-land transfer. passengers not have go through macau s immigration , customs checkpoint until reach border of mainland china.

owing relatively low landing fees , business opportunities brought booming gaming industry in macau, airport has attracted several asia s low-cost carriers such airasia, viva macau (bankrupted), tigerair, cebu pacific, etc. establish regular flights between macau , several major cities in southeast asia. result, has been gradually developing major hub low-cost air travel within region. other traditional carriers, such local flag carrier air macau, taiwanese carriers eva air , transasia airways, , carriers operate similar routes hong kong, facing potential challenges these newcomers.