Macao Reports Robust Air Traffic

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 ◆ Macao Reports Robust Air Traffic

The Macao International Airport recorded continued strong traffic growth in the first four months of this year, with passengers handled in April hitting a monthly record of more than 380,000.

The airport handled a total of 1.33 million passengers from January to April, up 13 percent on a yearly basis, statistics show.

An airport source said that driven by vigorous cargo exports and transfer, goods handled in the four months soared 44 percent to more than 31,000 tons.

The airport, which was built on a patch of land reclaimed from the sea with an investment of more than one billion U.S. dollars, has handled 16.5 million passengers since it became operational six years ago, benefiting greatly from travelers shuttling between China's mainland and Taiwan via Macao.