Macao intl airport records 7 pct passenger growth in Feb

Macao International Airport (MIA) handled 420,000 passengers in February, up seven percent year-on- year, according to figures released Thursday by the airport.

MIA achieved continuous growth on passenger traffic volume and aircraft movement in February, due to the Chinese Spring Festival vacation. Passenger volume surpassed 420,000 and the average daily passenger volume of February was over 15,000.

For the whole February, MIA also recorded over 3,900 aircraft movements, an eight percent increases compared to the same period last year.

Moreover, passengers of the Chinese mainland and Taiwan increased 18 percent and 1.3 percent respectively year-on-year, while passengers of the Southeast Asia market presented slightly decline caused by the unstable factor of political situation.

MIA also released that, Jetstar Pacific Airlines will be launching Da Nang and Hanoi service starting on the March 28th, providing 21 air services per week between Da Nang to Macao and Hanoi to Macao.