Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines to expand aircraft fleet ‘to 22 planes by 2027’, CEO says after carrier launches service between city and Japan
- ‘At present, we are running three aircraft. We aim to extend our aircraft fleet to 22 by 2027,’ says CEO Stanley Hui
- Touchdown of airline’s first plane in Tokyo marks beginning of regular service, while first flight to Seoul is due to begin on Tuesday
Appearing in Tokyo on Thursday after the airline’s first regular flight landed in the city, CEO Stanley Hui Hon-chung said the fledgling carrier planned to increase its fleet by up to four aircraft per year.
“At present, we are running three aircraft. We aim to extend our aircraft fleet to 22 by 2027. This is our midterm planning,” he said.
“We will focus on short-haul trips between Asia-Pacific and mainland China with Beijing and Shanghai as our next destinations. We also target to double our service for Tokyo and Taipei.”
Flight HB530, the airline’s first plane to Tokyo’s Narita International Airport, departed Hong Kong at about 9.20am, while the return leg arrived at 8.15pm.
The carrier already flies five times a week to Taipei, while its service to Seoul is due to begin next Tuesday.
