Macao Reports Robust Air Traffic in 2001

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Thursday, January 03, 2002

Macao Reports Robust Air Traffic in 2001

The Macao International Airport recorded brisk business in 2001, despite the negative impact of the September 11 terrorist attack in the United States.

The Macao International Airport recorded brisk business in 2001, despite the negative impact of the September 11 terrorist attack in the United States.

According to the latest statistics, the airport handled a totalof 3.8 million passengers last year, up 17 percent from the year 2000.

The increase is attributed to the fact that a growing number ofpassengers choose Macao as a transfer station when they travel between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland.

Airport authorities said that the terrorist attack brought downthe number of air travelers in September, but the figure picked upsoon.

The number of passengers handled reached 360,900 in August, a monthly record since the airport was put into operation in November 1995.

In 2001, the Macao International Airport handled 76,100 tons ofcargoes in total, representing a year-on-year increase of 12 percent, the statistics show.

With an investment of more than one billion U.S. dollars, the Macao airport was built on a patch of land reclaimed from the sea,consisting of a runway, two bridge approaches and a parking area.

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