The Asian Business Aviation Association (AsBAA) is trumpeting its successful lobbying effort for customs services for business aviation at the Zhuhai Airport, near Macau.
AsBAA said last month that its talks with the Zhuhai Municipal Government and Zhuhai Airport Authority, and withCAAC, the Civil Aviation Authority of China, bore fruit as the National Port Administration Office declared a new Zhuhai Airport Temporary Business Aviation Port effective on the first of the year, renewable on a six-month basis.
“This move is very encouraging and is an indicator of increased support from the local authorities for expanding business aviation in the PRD,” the association said.
“This development, in parallel with the Zhuhai Bridge construction/development between Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau, is a significant step forward in the enhancement of transport links both in the air and on the ground which will open up the PRD area to increased commerce and facilitate further growth of the aviation sector in the region.”
AsBAA notes that Hong Kong International and the Macau, Shenzhen and Guangzhou airports are all in close proximity to each other, but “all have recently suffered capacity issues to accommodate business aviation growth” – which is growing at an average annual rate of 14%.
“We’re enormously proud that our hard work lobbying on behalf of our members, related partner associations and wider industry stakeholders has paid off,” said AsBAA chairman Charlie Mularski.
“We expect the changes that will follow this announcement to significantly increase overall efficiency and business opportunities in the region and can be the start of a coordinated approach to the congestion issues we have faced in the PRD. . . .
“This is good news not just for business aviation, but also for the wider economies and job prospects in the region.”
Besides increasing access for executives, the opening of Zhuhai is expected to “kick-start further investment opportunities in the manufacturing side of business aviation,” AsBAA said.
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