Macau International Airport (MIA) recorded 7.52 million passengers last year, a year-on-year decrease of 1.6 percent, its operator announced in a statement yesterday.
“In 2025, due to the surrounding economic environment and some uncertain factors, passenger traffic fell short of expectationsduring the first half of the year and the summer holiday period, resulting in an overall decrease of 1.6 percent in annual passenger traffic compared to the previous year,” Macau International Airport Co. Ltd. (CAM) said in the statement, adding that “there has been a 26 percent growth in the number of international routes and a 7 percent increase in international passenger traffic compared to last year.”
Without elaborating, CAM also said that “cargo volume achieved a year-on-year growth of 1.08 percent.”
According to the statement, passenger traffic showed a steady increase in the fourth quarter of last year. CAM underlined the importance of last year’s newly added or resumed routes to Jinan, Cebu, Haiphong, Ho Chi Minh City, and Vladivostok.
CAM underlined that the airport is currently connecting Macau to 47 destinations in the Chinese mainland, China's Taiwan region, Southeast Asia, and Northeast Asia.
CAM also said that it was “actively engaging with multiple domestic and international airlines to discuss the launch of further routes, including potential cooperation with Middle Eastern airlines on routes to the Middle East.”
Currently, the statement pointed out, “passengers have multiple options to reach destinations in the Middle East, Europe, and [North] America from Macau, with layover times of approximately two to three hours via hubs in Chengdu, Chongqing, or Taiwan.”
In terms of passenger services, the statement said, CAM “plans to introduce the ‘Check' N Fly’ hotel check-in and baggage drop-off service before the Lunar New Year in 2026. This initiative aims to provide a seamless travel experience by enabling passengers to drop off luggage upon leaving the hotel and proceed directly to boarding upon arrival at the airport, offering more convenient and attentive travel services.”
The single-runway airport started operating on December 8, 1995, when Macau was still under temporary Portuguese administration. The local government is the majority-control owner of CAM.
This undated file photo shows the departure hall of Macau International Airport in Taipa. - Photo courtesy of CAM
