Transportation | North extension of Macau airport opens today

The north extension of the Macau International Airport (MIA) will open today. The total area of the extension is 14,000 square meters and the terminal capacity will increase to 7.8 million passengers per year. The expansion includes an additional boarding bridge and four remote boarding gates. 

MIA said that it had undertaken several projects over 2017 to optimize processes at the new terminal and improve boarding efficiency, including changing sun control window films in the departure lounge and installing additional counters at boarding gates, in order to increase the boarding efficiency of the passengers.

According to a press release issued by MIA, a new baggage handling system in the arrival hall was also installed.

During the first five days of Chinese New Year, the airport estimates that the daily passenger volume will reach around 20,000, a 5 percent increase compared to normal weekdays.

To ease peak season traffic, MIA will increase the number of open security check channels, which will be manned by 5 percent more security personnel than usual.