AACM approved 47 extra and charter flights in this summer to meet the travelling peak demand

To meet the increased demand in air transport resulting from the travelling peak at summer time, the Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) approved a total of 47 extra and charter flight services to 7 cities in mainland China, Japan, Republic of Korea and Vietnam in this summer, which were applied by Air Macau. The approval of these flights has allowed the air operator to provide more seats during this peak season to meet the great market demand. Apart from the public air transport, the private and business aviation movement has also gone up by a two-digit rise in this summer.

July and August mark the long vacation in a year. Family travelling reaches its annual peak in these two months. Like people elsewhere, the residents in Macao also take the opportunity to enjoy their outbound travels in this period, the number of which increases year on year. To meet the high demand in both inbound and outbound travels, AACM approved the application for 47 extra and charter flights submitted by Air Macau for this summer allowing them to operate 28 services to Hanoi, 5 to Muan, 5 to Pusan, 3 to Okinawa, 2 to Matsuyam and 2 to Guiyang.

“The SAR Government has always adopted the liberal air transport policies to make it easy for both local and foreign carriers to do business here,” said AACM. Provided that safety operation is guaranteed, AACM will put public interest first in assessing and approving the flight applications. Therefore, during the travelling peak times in a year, AACM always attends to the application for extra and charter flights by local and foreign airlines and grants them the required capacity, in order that the travelling public will not be bothered by the difficulty in arranging air tickets during the high demand periods.

In addition to public air transport, the promising development of the gaming industry in Macao has continued to attract high end tourists to visit our city. As a result, the private and business jet flights have continued to grow. The first seven months of 2013 reported a total of 774 movements, an increase of 13% compared to last year; the summer traffic was encouraging with the July movement reported to be 115, a rise of 24% compared to the same month last year.

To meet the increased demand in air transport resulting from the travelling peak at summer time, the Civil Aviation Authority approved a total of 47 extra and charter flight services in this summer.

The private and business jet flights have continued to grow; the first seven months of 2013 reported for 774 movements, an increase of 13% compared to last year.