Flying Albatross

Em meados da década de 1960 deu-se uma pequena 'revolução' nas habituais carreiras fluviais de ligação entre Macau e Hong Kong (e o resto do mundo) com a inauguração do serviço de hydrofoil (hidroplanadores). Um deles foi o Flying Albatross (imagem abaixo) que entrou ao serviço em Dezembro de 1964.

Num folheto turístico da época pode ler-se:

"This revolutionary type of “commuter” service was inaugurated in 1964. Two companies provide a daily operation, with a total of nine hydrofoils linking Macau and Hong Kong. One company makes 17 round trips daily, by the Flying Albatross and Flying Skimmer, Flying Kingfisher, Flying Phoenix, Flying Swift and Flying Heron. The other company makes eight round trips daily, by the Guia and the Penha, the Coloane operating as a stand-by vessel, and at weekends. Jointly, the two independent companies provide a service at approximately half-hourly intervals throughout the day."

Emissão filatélica de 1986: hydrofoil