There was a time when travelling abroad from Macau inevitably meant heading first to Hong Kong to get the journey started. But times have changed and today flying to your destination from Macau is becoming an increasingly possible option.
In 1995 Macau finally opened it’s own international airport and today there are 22 different airlines taking off from its runway, built on a strip of reclaimed land in the sea, adjacent to Taipa Island. Not bad when you consider that in the early 1990s the only air services in Macau were helicopters.
Today a number of well-known airlines operate from Macau including AirAsia, Air Busan, Air China, Air Macau, Cebu Pacific, China Eastern Airlines, EastarJet, Eva Air, Jin Air, Thai Smile and Tigerair, among others.
Nowadays you can fly directly to Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Bangkok, Hanoi, Tokyo, Seoul, Danang, Singapore, Shanghai and Phuket. And there’s more to come – AirAsia is planning to expand its current trajectory to include Sabah Malaysia and Krabi in south-western Thailand early next year.
The benefits of choosing to start your trip from Macau over Hong Kong are many. Macau’s small and well-designed airport means that you can get in and out in a fraction of the time it would take you at the bigger and busier Hong Kong airport, and the shorter queues will significantly impact your mood for the better.
So if you haven’t already made your summer holiday plans, here a just a few options for hassle free flights from Macau to some great destinations, no matter what your travel tastes or budget, courtesy of CLOSER’s intrepid travelling writers.
Here are just a few great destinations that you can fly to direct from Macau
