Macau Airport passenger volume lags 50 percent behind pre-pandemic levels

From January to October, Macau's airport served 4.04 million passengers, slightly over 50 percent of the pre-pandemic 2019 total, according to the Civil Aviation Authority (AACM).

Macau saw nearly 8 million passengers in 2019, the year right before the COVID-19 outbreak.
The president of AACM, Pun Wa Kin, revealed at a plenary of the legislature on Wednesday that Macau Airport has a capacity of 10 million passengers per year. He believes that the current facility could handle the demand even with the expected rise in overseas tourists in the coming year.

On the same occasion, the Secretary of Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, indicated that the expansion works at Macau International Airport are expected to start in the second half of 2024. The project phase is underway, allowing Macau Airport to have more space for aircraft parking and greater passenger capacity.
Regarding the new regime for the operation of the civil aviation market, the official also gave an update, mentioning that practically everything is closed, with only technical issues remaining.

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