Commercial flight movements at Macau International Airport (MIA) totaled 11,862 in the first quarter of 2007, seeing a year-on-year rise of 5 percent, according to official statistics issued on May 4.

Figures from the Statistics and Census Service of Macau SAR showed that mainland China and Taiwan were the major destinations of the commercial flights handled by Macau International Airport in the quarter.

Total weight of outward cargo handled at Macau International Airport fell by 18 percent year-on-year to 16,652 tons in the first quarter, the figures showed.

Mainland China, Taiwan and Luxembourg were the major destinations of outward cargo handling, according to the statistics.