Air Macau

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</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Hubs</th><td>Macau International Airport</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Frequent flyer program</th><td>CIP Club</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Member lounge</th><td>CIP Lounge</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Parent company</th><td>Air Macau</td></tr>

Air Macau
IATA NX	ICAO AMU	Callsign AIR MACAO
Founded		1994
Fleet size		17
Destinations		14
Headquarters		Image:Flag of Macau.svg Macau, People's Republic of China
Key people
Website: http://www.airmacau.com.mo

Air Macau is an airline based in Macau. It is the sole carrier of Macau operating to Taiwan, China and south and north-east Asia. Its main base is Macau International Airport (MFM).

1 History
2 Services
- 2.1 Asia
3 Fleet
4 Taiwan Strait
5 External links
6 References

[edit] History

The airline was established on 13 September 1994 and began commercial operations on 9 November 1995 with a flight from Macau to Beijing and Shanghai. It employs 766 staff. Air Macau is owned by CNAC (51%), TAP Portugal (15%), STDM (14%), Eva Air (5%), Macau government (5%), Macau investors (5%) and Air China (5%).

[edit] Services

Air Macau operates services to the following international scheduled destinations (at November 2006)

[edit] Asia

China, People's Republic of

Philippines
- Davao City
- Manila

South Korea
- Seoul-Incheon

Taiwan
- Taipei-Taoyuan
- Kaoshiung

Thailand
- Bangkok

[edit] Fleet

The Air Macau fleet consists of the following aircraft (at August 2006) <ref>Flight International, 3-9 October 2006</ref> :

[edit] Taiwan Strait

More than 70% of Air Macau's revenue comes from transporting passengers across the Taiwan Strait to Macau. Every week, Air Macau has 72 round trip flights scheduled between Macau and Taipei and 28 round trip flights scheduled between Macau and Kaohsiung.

Since Air Macau started doing business in 1995, no other airline has yet to offer one-plane service for passengers traveling between Taiwan and Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen, and other cities on the Chinese mainland. Although they must complete a brief transfer procedure in the Macau International Airport and wait about thirty minutes with their carry-on luggage in the departure lobby, passengers can then board the same plane once again and continue to their destination. The Air Macau staff can also help Taiwanese passengers on the flight get their PRC Entry Endorsement.