(geral) what path should Macau take to reposition its fully liberalized aviation industry for the future?
fev26 Against the backdrop of deepening cooperation between Hong Kong and Zhuhai airports and accelerated integration in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, what path should Macau take to reposition its fully liberalized aviation industry for the future? Macau’s aviation industry took off with the opening of its international airport in 1995 – the world’s second and Greater China’s first airport constructed on reclaimed land. Three decades later, the airport is home to 31 airlines, linking 46 cities globally with around 1,000 weekly scheduled flights, long serving as a vital transport hub connecting Macau to the rest of the world. Yet flight growth has long been constrained by limited land and sea resources, which have strained apron space, taxiways and aircraft parking facilities. As early as July 2016, the SAR government first proposed an expansion blueprint and in November 2024 it officially kicked off the “Reclamation and Apron Construction Project” to reserve capa...