AirAsia receives Recognition of Outstanding Contribution to Macau

Tony Fernandes, Group CEO of AirAsia has received an outstanding ‘Commendations of Prestige’ award from Mr. Edmund Ho Hau, the Chief Executive Officer of Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR). The award is presented to individuals who have contributed in the development of Macau. Tony accepted the award on behalf of AirAsia Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.

Macau International Airport continues to report strong passenger traffic gains with a 13% year-on-year increase to 446,494 and 4.1 million. Malaysia now accounts for 8% of total traffic to Macau ranked third behind Mainland China (of a total 29%). Thailand and Singapore accounted for 6% and 3%, with 249,981 and 116,268 passengers respectively, in the first nine months last year.

Among the top five countries, Malaysia (+130% year-on-year) registered the fastest growth, followed by Singapore (+48%), while Mainland China (+9%) and Taiwan, China (+3%) exhibited slower growth. AirAsia offers frequent flights to Macau with a total of 73 flights a week from its hubs in Bangkok with 4 daily flights, 4 daily flights from Kuala Lumpur, 1 daily flight from Johor Bahru, 1 daily flight from Kota Kinabalu and 3 times a week flights from the Kuching hub.

Tony Fernandes, Group CEO of AirAsia Berhad said “It is indeed an honor to be recognized by the Macau Government for our contribution to the development of Macau. I of course receive this award on behalf of my wonderful airline and my wonderful staff who has revolutionized people’s lives in Asia. It is a great honor for a young Asean airline to be recognized in the development of such a vibrant economy. As we in AirAsia have always said, AirAsia will always add value to the economy and help bring development and so we are thrilled to be recognized. Again I would like to thank the Macau Government led by its CEO, Edmund Ho and Macau Tourism for recognizing AirAsia’s part in the development of Macau.”

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