The number of passengers using Macau International Airport has surpassed 5 million since the beginning of the year as at November, which is an increase of 9.4 per cent in comparison with the previous year.
In fact, the MIA says that the number recorded from January to November is almost the same as the whole of 2013, when just over 5 million used the facility.
As for the number of aircraft movements for the first eleven months of the year there was an increase of 8 per cent to 47,000 in relation to the same period of 2013. Last year, in total there were 48,000 aircraft movements, which means the Airport is headed for a new record.
In relation to November alone passenger volume was recorded at over 450,000, which is a year-on-year increase of 9.5 per cent compared to November 2013 when 410,000 used the airport. Aircraft movements posted over 4,600, an increase of 11.5 per cent year-on-year from 4,400.
The upward trend of the passenger traffic of MIA has been boosted with the increasing number of tourists visiting Macau.
In November, Southeast Asia and Mainland China route markets remained the major markets and presented continuous growth, occupying 39 per cent and 34 per cent of total passengers, respectively.
The Taiwan market accounted for 27 per cent of total passenger volume but this number is likely to continue to increase, as from 17 December onwards the low-cost carrier Tigerair Taiwan is set to launch its Macau-Taipei route, with Macau-Kaohsiung following the next day.



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