The Macau SAR Government announced on Saturday (October 29) that it has officially received the approval documents of the central government to approve the reclamation application for expansion of Macau International Airport.
According to the Hong Kong Sinoto News Agency, He Yicheng, Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region, said that receiving the approval of the central government is inspiring, which fully reflects the central government's care and support for the development of Macau.It is expected that in the future recovery and development of the Macau aviation industry, the improvement of the airport infrastructure facilities and the opening of the aviation transportation market will make the Macau civil aviation cause sustainable development.
He Yicheng said that the central government has always given Macau's preferential policies to promote economic and social development. After listening to the economic situation and work report of Macau in September this year, the central government has decided to accelerate the recovery of tourism and infrastructure in Macau.The expansion reclamation of Macau International Airport will help expand the development space of Macau SAR, which is more conducive to the integration of Macau to integrate the overall national development situation and participate in the construction of the “Belt and Road”, help the Macau economic recovery and laid a solid foundation for the moderate and diversified development goals of Macau.
The Macau Civil Aviation Administration sincerely thank the central government for supporting the sustainable development of the Macau aviation industry, promising to continue to actively coordinate all parties in the future, and supervise the early work of the airport to implement the reclamation project.The expansion of Macau International Airport will consolidate Macau's development positioning as a "World Tourism and Leisure Center", help the economy and diversify, and further enhance the competitiveness of the Macau Airport in the Pearl River Delta region.
The Civil Aviation Administration said that confidence has continuously improved airport infrastructure, optimizes airport travel environment, and gradually restores route operations and expands the network to provide residents in Macau and the Pearl River Delta with more diversified aviation products.The central government's approval document brings an opportunity to recover the epidemic in the Macau aviation industry. In the future, it will better integrate into the development of the Greater Bay Area and attract more aviation to Australia.
The reclamation project of the Macau International Airport mainly includes the filler of the water area between the artificial islands of the runway and the existing two -tax bridge to expand the capacity; Maintain the length of the runway unchanged, but extend the end of the safety zone of the runway to meet the new safety standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization; the artificial island and the apron of the runway are reserved in the middle of the 95 -meter wide waterway.The new land and facilities will greatly expand the carrying capacity of passenger buildings and general aviation facilities, and increase the capacity of the runway.
The reclamation project will be carried out in sections as required, with a total reclamation area of more than 129 hectares.After the final expansion of the Macau International Airport, the annual passenger carrying capacity will reach 15 million passengers.
