The Civil Aviation Authority of Macao SAR (AACM) and the Transport and Housing Bureau of Hong Kong SAR signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Macao by which they agreed to renew the air services arrangement between the two places allowing the designated airlines of both sides to enter into inter-modal code-sharing cooperation with the operators that provide sea, land and helicopter services between Kong Kong and Macao.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Macao SAR (AACM) and the Transport and Housing Bureau of Hong Kong SAR met today in Macao and agreed to renew the bilateral air services arrangement between the two places, allowing the designated airlines of both sides to enter into inter-modal code-sharing cooperation with the operators that provide sea, land and helicopter services between Kong Kong and Macao. To facilitate the travelling of both Hong Kong and Macao residents as well as the visitors coming to Hong Kong and Macao, the two places have been communicating with each other on this issue in recent years and agreed to eventually hold talks in Macao to finalize the amendment to be adopted in the “Air Services Arrangement between the Macao Special Administrative Region and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region”. The discussions were conducted in a friendly and cordial manner. The two parties signed the respective Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). From now on, the designated airlines in Hong Kong and Macao may enter into inter-modal code-sharing with operators providing sea, land and helicopter transport services between Hong Kong and Macao, that is, to connect sea, land and helicopter transport services between Hong Kong and Macao, with flight services operated by the designated airlines originating from Hong Kong or Macao or destining for Hong Kong and Macao, in order to provide an extended service of the flight, and market such extended service under the name of the designated airlines provided that the passenger is appropriately notified of the mode of transportation. The meeting was convened in the conference room of AACM’s office. The two delegations were composed of officials from the relevant government entities of the two sides and the aviation industry representatives. The two delegations also exchanged with each other about the development of the air transport market between Hong Kong and Macao. The President of AACM, Mr. Chan Weng Hong and the Principal Assistant Secretary of the Transport and Housing Bureau of Hong Kong SAR signed the MOU on behalf of the two governments. The MOU will be submitted to the Central Government for approval. With the integrated development in the Pearl River Delta Region and the operation of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge down the line, the traffic network in the Region will be greatly enhanced further increasing the accessibility to and from the different administrative zones. Since a few years ago, the airlines in Hong Kong and Macao have been studying the adoption of inter-modal code-sharing services with the objective of facilitating the travelling public. Being a world tourism and leisure hub, Macao will benefit from the adoption of the new services which are expected to facilitate local residents in their travels as well as visitors coming to Macao.