Air Macau has apparently cancelled dozens of flights to international destinations such as Singapore and Japan over the next two months, as rising fuel prices driven by the Iran war force the regional and global aviation sector to implement cost-saving measures.
Although Macao’s flagship carrier has not yet made any official announcements regarding the cancellations, specialist platform, Macau Buses and Public Transport Enthusiastic, reported yesterday that by its reckoning, Air Macau had cancelled 42 flights to Singapore, 17 flights to Tokyo and 16 flights to Osaka that were scheduled before June.
Based on the most current booking data available, Air Macau will only provide services from Macao to Singapore (Changi) on Fridays and Sundays in May and June, with 11 and 27 May, as well as 1, 3, 10, 17 and 22 June being the exceptions.
Similarly, SAR flights to Tokyo (Narita) will not be offered daily in May and June, as services on several dates in May and June appear to have been cancelled. The same applies for Macao to Osaka (Kansai) flights, which also appear unavailable on several dates in the next two months.
According to the current schedule, daily flights for all three destinations will resume from July onwards. The airline has yet to make any announcements on whether it plans to continue cutting its frequency of flights during the summer holiday.
[See more: Greater Bay Airlines will pause Bangkok and Phuket flights from next month]
This is not the first time that the Macau airline has suspended flights due to Middle Eastern geopolitical tensions. Earlier this month, media reports noted that the carrier had cancelled all flights to the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur and the Indonesia capital of Jakarta, which had been scheduled between April and June.
Air Macau’s earlier as well as current flight suspensions have resulted in passengers receiving a message from the carrier that their trip had been cancelled “due to company reasons.” These passengers were asked to contact the airline for queries.
Aside from rising fuel prices, Air Macau has also been struggling to earn a profit in recent years. Recently, Air China, which holds a majority 74.94 percent stake in Air Macau, reported that the SAR carrier suffered a loss of 655 million yuan in 2025 – the sixth straight year the company has been in the red.
In response to increasing oil prices, other GBA airlines have reduced flights and charge higher fuel levies. These include Hong Kong-based airlines such as Cathay Pacific, HK Express and Greater Bay Airlines, which all announced service cuts in recent weeks.
Similarly, Chinese state media reports that carriers such as Air China and the Guangzhou-based China Southern have paused their routes to Southeast Asian locations such as Bangkok, Phuket, Kuala Lumpur and Vientiane ahead of the Labour Day break.
