Transport | Macau and HK agree on inter-modal code-sharing service

AACM and the Transport and Housing Bureau of Hong Kong signs a Memorandum of Understanding in Macau

The Civil Aviation Authority of Macau (AACM) and the Transport and Housing Bureau of Hong Kong met in Macau yesterday, and together agreed to renew the bilateral air services arrangement between the two territories. According to a statement issued by AACM, the agreement will allow the designated airlines of both parties to enter an inter-modal code-sharing cooperation with the operators that provide sea, land and helicopter services between Hong Kong and Macau.
The “air services arrangement” is expected to facilitate the travel of both Hong Kong and Macau residents, as well as of visitors coming to Hong Kong and Macau.
From this point forward, sea, land and helicopter transport services between Hong Kong and Macau can be connected with flight services operated by the designated airlines originating from Hong Kong or Macau, or services departing for Hong Kong and Macau.
The meeting was held in the conference room of the AACM office. Representing the two delegations were officials from the relevant government bodies and aviation industry representatives. The two delegations also discussed the development of the air transport agreements between Hong Kong and Macau.
The president of AACM, Simon Chan Weng, and the principal assistant secretary of the Transport and Housing Bureau of the HKSAR, signed the agreement on behalf of the two governments. It will now be submitted to the Central Government for approval.
“With the integrated development of the Pearl River Delta Region and the operation of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau 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,” the AACM statement reads.
Since a few years ago, the airlines of Hong Kong and Macau have been considering the adoption of inter-modal code-sharing services with the objective of facilitating the public’s travels.