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A Hong Kong Airlines plane departs Hong Kong International Airport. It was not immediately clear how many people were on board flight HX640.Photo: May Tse

Hong Kong Airlines flight to Japan diverted to Taipei after suspected fuel leak

Three hours into journey to Fukuoka, flight HX640 makes U-turn and lands at Taoyuan International Airport at around 1pm.

Hong Kong Airlines to return to North America next year with Vancouver route

Are Cathay’s pilot crunch, capacity issues hampering Hong Kong’s hub ambitions?

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Hong Kong to explore easing visitor rules with 3 Asean countries, John Lee says

City leader says ‘fruitful’ six-day trip to Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam resulted in 55 cooperation agreements and promoted people-to-people exchanges.

John Lee checks out the goods at a Hong Kong firm’s shirt factory in Vietnam. Photo: ISD

Police called after mainland woman and Hong Kong man quarrel aboard flight

In clip of incident shared online, woman yells: ‘What’s wrong with you Hong Kong people? You’re also Chinese, aren’t you?’

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Hong Kong airport rolls out 45-second bag drop service starting with Cathay

Smartphone express bag drop service will reduce the time for handling luggage from two minutes at counters.

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Hong Kong’s John Lee signals extra flights to Cambodia in bid to boost ties

Cathay Group and Hong Kong Airlines sign MOUs with Cambodian counterparts as city leader John Lee looks to make travel ‘more convenient’.

Chief Executive John Lee (left) and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet meet on Wednesday. Photo: Handout

HK$7 million payouts offered as Hong Kong airport bids to fill new runway slots

HK$7m cash carrots part of two-pronged plan to encourage airlines to add new destinations and boost number of long-haul flights.

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Explainer | After blind Hong Kong men pulled off flight, the Post examines disabled rights

The rights of disabled people on flights outlined after HK Express orders visually impaired men off a plane due to take off for Tokyo.

Starlux eyes 5 daily round-trip flights on new Hong Kong-Taipei route in future

Carrier will begin running two daily round-trip flights between Hong Kong and Taipei on July 16.

Founded in 2018, Starlux is now the third-largest airline in Taiwan. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong Airlines launches new route to Xining in Qinghai province

From July 9, carrier will offer two weekly flights to mainland Chinese city that was added to Hong Kong’s solo traveller scheme in May.

Hong Kong Airlines says the exclusive direct flight service to Xining from July will further strengthen connectivity between Hong Kong and mainland China. Photo: Elson Li

Hong Kong’s Cathay urged to launch direct flights to 8 new travel scheme cities

Tommy Tam of the Society of IATA Passenger Agents says Cathay has ‘unshirkable responsibility’ to provide more direct flights to 8 new locations.

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Explainer | Cathay’s HK Express offers cheap seats to beat rivals. Will budget fliers bite?

Budget airline has introduced four-tier ticketing system, with entry-level option allowing single personal item weighing under 7kg.

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Editorial | New pilots on right course to lift Hong Kong airport

Airport Authority and Hong Kong Metropolitan University team up to tackle shortage of flight crews by offering flying licence as part of bachelor’s degree in aviation services management.

A new degree programme is expected to lift Hong Kong’s credentials as an international and regional aviation hub. Photo: Sam Tsang

2 Hong Kong-based airlines report separate mid-air problems on Easter Sunday

Greater Bay Airlines flight HB341 carrying 160 people leaving Osaka discovers cracks in windscreen but lands safely in Hong Kong, while Hong Kong Airlines says flight HX780 experienced ‘technical issue’ shortly after take-off and was forced to return to Bangkok.

A Greater Bay Airlines spokesman told the Post the captain discovered “cracks” on the outer layer of the cockpit windscreen as the flight was approaching Hong Kong. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Hong Kong cancels all typhoon warnings after Tropical Storm Saola departs

Observatory cancels warning at 11.40 pm, as local winds continue to weaken.

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Winners of Hong Kong Airlines’ free tickets to Japan unfazed by waste water fears

Airline holds second leg of ticket giveaway under ‘Hello Hong Kong’ campaign, days after Tokyo begins releasing treated waste water from Fukushima nuclear plant.

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Hong Kong Airlines to launch weekend giveaway of tickets

Hong Kong Airlines says popular destinations Japan and Thailand already back to pre-coronavirus levels as it launches ticket giveaway.

Hong Kong Airlines staff and youngsters on Friday promote the carrier’s ticket giveaway over the weekend. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

Hong Kong tourists in Japan face flight and rail problems caused by Typhoon Lan

Rail and road links to Osaka’s Kansai airport halted on Tuesday as typhoon made landfall in western Japan.

275,000 queue for free Cathay Pacific tickets from Japan to Hong Kong

Queue for round-trip tickets from Narita, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka or Sapporo airports drew more than 9,000 hopefuls just two minutes into online lucky draw.

And they’re off! Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines launches first flight to Osaka

First Greater Bay Airlines flight to Osaka from Hong Kong took off on Friday morning, with return leg set for 6pm.

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Greater Bay Airlines CEO Stanley Hui Hon-Chung (centre) with cabin crew members Candy Lau Ka-chun and Jordan Tseung Tat celebrate the carrier’s first flight to Osaka. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Editorial | Pilots’ academy push will help lift services

Collaboration between Hong Kong and mainland China on flight training programmes aims to address manpower shortage.

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Aviation officials are taking steps to expand the pool of pilots for the future by initiating collaboration between Hong Kong and mainland China on flight training programmes. Photo: Getty Images

Hong Kong air industry asks for non-resident workers to deal with staff shortage

Legislator says airport alone needs about 25,000 extra workers to get back to full capacity and problem would worsen when third runway opens.

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8 reasons to visit Kyushu, Japan, from food stalls to volcanoes and onsen

Kyushu is Japan’s southernmost major island, and any trip there should include eating at Fukuoka’s famed yatai food stalls, a relaxing hot spring bath in Beppu, and a glamping trip out to the Goto Islands.

Hong Kong academy aims to be first to train both local and mainland pilots

Hong Kong International Aviation Academy has joined with Hong Kong Airlines to offer programme, with plan to partner with local universities and flying schools over border and overseas

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Pilots at the arrival hall in the Hong Kong International Airport. The new The initiative would mark the first close collaboration between Hong Kong and the mainland over training pilots. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

Boeing fights off competition to land Greater Bay Airlines order in Hong Kong

Fledgling airline, which has three aircraft at present, places order for 15 Boeing 737-9 planes and signed letter of intent to buy five of its 787 Dreamliners.

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Stanley Deal of Boeing Commercial Airplanes shows his joy over the deal with Greater Bay Airlines. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Thousands hope to land free airline tickets to Hong Kong from Philippines

More than 50,000 people waited in Cathay Pacific’s online queue at one point for tickets as part of government’s ‘Hello Hong Kong’ campaign to lure travellers.

Tens of thousands in Singapore try their luck in Hong Kong ticket giveaway

Devi Rajaram, 33, was among those in city state hoping to score one of 12,500 tickets up for grabs but felt ‘disappointed after the long wait’.

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Hong Kong Airlines
Hong Kong Airlines was founded in 2007. It offers passenger and cargo services. It is the third biggest carrier based in Hong Kong.
last updated:
14 August, 2024
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