CAM woos Indian carriers with rebates to fly to Macau

Mumbai: With an aim to woo Indian carriers flying internationally to initiate operations in Macau, Macau International Airport Company Limited (CAM) has decided to offer special rebates to the airline which first launches connectivity between India and Macau. The rebates include 50 per cent discount on landing fees and 50 per cent passenger rebates on the first two years of operations to the airline. CAM has done its research on the potential of the connectivity and is currently presenting the same to the Indian carriers.
In 2009, Macau received 1, 07,513 travellers from India. Of this almost 90 per cent of tourist stayed overnight in Macau. According to the data held by CAM, Macau accounts to about 1/3rd of the total passengers travelling from India to Hong Kong. After arriving in Hong Kong, these passengers further travel to Macau, most of them being MICE or leisure travellers. “There is no seasonality for Indians travelling to Macau and Indians travelling to Macau are from all the major metros. According to our research, the potential is such that this route demands about 22 weekly flights to Macau from India, connecting the major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderbad,” stated Patricia Au, Manager, Marketing Department, CAM.
21/05/10 Dheera Majumder/TravelBizMonitor

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