Airport chief hopes flying a mix of passengers and cargo will be a new revenue stream, after facing up to unprecedented challenges in 2020.
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Macao’s civil aviation chief said last week the local government expects to submit a number of reports next July to the central government to obtain the latter’s green light for land reclamation so that the local airport’s expansion project can get off the ground, such as an environmental assessment report and a water flow report.
Hong Kong confirms today another 69 coronavirus cases on Thursday and two fatalities.
The Macao government will roll out special measures to help Macao residents who are enrolled overseas to fly to the respective countries.
Commercial aircraft movements – take-offs and touch-downs – at the Macau International Airport dropped 94.2% year-on-year to just 350 in June, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSCE) has announced.
Macau International Airport has cancelled 5,220 flights and has only 20 daily flights scheduled to operate in May.
All air passengers – including Macau residents – must obtain a certificate confirming that they have tested negative for COVID-19, before they are allowed to board their flight to Macau.
A large part of the Taipa Ferry Terminal will be converted into the Macau International Airport’s Terminal 2, which will be connected to the nearby airport complex through a fenced-off “restricted area” corridor in line with international aviation security rules.
Macau’s airport operator CAM said in a statement on Monday that it was “hit hard” by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the first quarter of the year, admitting that its profitability prospects for this year are uncertain.