The era of exclusive service sub-concessions at the Macau International Airport will be over at the end of this year, when contracts for general aviation, ground handling and in-flight catering expire.
But the number of operators of each sort of service at the airport in the future will depend on market conditions, Grace Cheang, senior assistant to the chairman of Macau International Airport Co Ltd’s (CAM) executive committee and director of the company’s finance and administration department, told Macau Business magazine.
The biggest doubt involves the general aviation services, currently handled by Macau Business Aviation Centre Ltd.
Ms Cheang says the government has hired a consultant to work out the best operating model for the future. A study is in progress and a decision should be made by next month.
Menzies Macau Airport Services Ltd does ground handling and aircraft maintenance, and runs air cargo and air mail services.
Ms Cheang says CAM and Menzies Macau are in talks about a new contract, but that other companies are also interested in doing this kind of work.
MCS-Macau Catering Services Co Ltd (Servair Macau) handles in-flight catering. It has little to worry about. Ms Cheang says its new contract is almost a done deal, as no other company has expressed an interest.
10/05/13 Macau Business Daily
