Air Transport_in_Macau

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.