Air Macau's second Airbus A-300B-4F all-cargo aircraft was scheduled to begin direct cargo services between Macau and Taipei last night, air transport industry sources said.
Beginning yesterday, Air Macau will operate one round-trip cargo flight between Macau and Taipei each night to further boost cargo services between Taiwan and China.
The daily Macau-Taipei cargo service is scheduled to arrive at CKS International Airport at 10:40pm each day and return to Macau at around 3:10am the next day, according to airline officials.
Air Macau initiated all-cargo flight services between Taipei and Shanghai via Macau on April 15 after the airline put its first Airbus A-300B-4F into service.
The Taipei-Macau-Shanghai cargo flight service has proved to be a success since its inception, with the daily cargo carrying rate averaging more than 80 percent, Air Macau authorities said.
The airline also announced yesterday that it was planning to open a new cargo service route connecting Taipei and Nanjing, from June 1, with three round-trip flights per week. On July 1, it will begin a new all-cargo service route, connecting Taipei and Xiamen, with three flights per week.
Altogether, Air Macau will operate a total of 114 all-cargo flights per week between Taiwan and China after July 1, the Air Macau authorities said.
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