Air Flights Inaugurated to Promote Tourism of Macao, Huangshan
MACAO, August 2 -- Charter flights between Macao and
Huangshan City in east China's Anhui Province opened Thursday,
which are expected to give an impetus to the development of the
tourism industry in the two places.
A welcome reception was held this afternoon at the Macao
International Airport for a delegation led by a vice-mayor of
Huangshan joining the inaugural flight.
The China Eastern Airlines, by using a B737-400 airliner, will
provide air service Monday and Thursday.
Both Macao and Huangshan are tourist meccas. Statistics show
that the number of visitors to Macao rose 14.8 percent year-on-
year to more than 5 million in the first half of this year.
The Macao International Airport handled more than 1.5 million
passengers in the first five months of this year, up 23 percent
from the same 2000 period, according to statistics.
-- source: Xinhua News Agency
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