Macau International Airport is poised to see 8.14 million passenger trips in 2026, amid launch of new routes and better frequency for some current services.
The hub’s operator Macau International Airport Co Ltd (CAM) said in a Wednesday press release following a new-year reception for local media: “Passenger volume in 2026 could reach 8.14 million, with a total of 63,000 flight movements expected, cargo volume reaching 110,000 tonnes and 1,200 business aviation movements.”
It further stated that within this year “more… airlines will join” the Macau market, with CAM noting also there would be “a number of airlines adding flight frequencies to existing destinations”.
Based on GGRAsia’s review of CAM data, the 2026 passenger-volume forecast would, if realised, be an 8.2-percent increase on 2025’s figure of 7.52 million. The 2025 Macau airport passenger throughput actually represented a 1.6-percent decline from 2024.
In 2019 – the trading year before the Covid-19 pandemic – Macau’s airport handled a record 9.61 million passenger trips, per CAM figures.
New routes for 2026 include to the holiday island of Jeju, in South Korea, by that country’s budget carrier T’way Air, starting from January 25. That is according to Simon Chan, chairman of CAM’s executive committee, as cited by Chinese-language newspaper Macao Daily News.
Eric Fong, the airport operator’s marketing department director, said – as cited by local media – that the city would be connected to another holiday-island destination, Vietnam’s Phu Quoc, starting from March 3.
The air hub’s marketing boss also mentioned that in March, Chinese-mainland budget carrier West Air is looking to launch flights between Macau and the city of Chongqing in Sichuan province. Legacy carrier Air Macau already runs a Macau-Chongqing route, according to Macau airport’s website.
Macau’s airport is also likely during the year to have more flights serving Manila, the Philippine capital, according to media reports of CAM’s Wednesday event.
Low-cost carrier Thai Vietjet Air started on January 23 daily flights between Macau and Bangkok, said airport boss Mr Chan. The popular destination has also been served by Air Macau, Thai Lion Air, and AirAsia.
Additionally on January 23, Chinese-mainland carrier Juneyao Air began offering two flights per week to Shanghai. Mr Chan said the carrier might up its service to a daily one from February 27.
Shanghai is another popular regional route in and out of Macau, and has been served by Spring Airlines, Air Macau and China Eastern Airlines, as well as the latter’s subsidiary, Shanghai Airlines.
