Hong Kong Airlines

HK Express airfares fall amid rising competition, aircraft issues: CEO

Many airlines, including HK Express and its low-cost rivals, are capitalising on the third runway that opened in November to add more flights

Hong Kong defends immigration procedures after British MP denied entry

Hong Kong's government on Monday defended its immigration procedures after a British member of parliament was denied entry to the Chinese city last week, an incident that has prompted concerns among UK officials. Wera Hobhouse, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party representing Bath, on Sunday wrote on the social media platform Bluesky that authorities gave her no explanation for what she described as a cruel and upsetting blow. She noted that she was the first British MP to face such a situation upon arrival in the former British colony since it returned to Chinese rule in 1997. Hobhouse had told British media that she flew to Hong Kong to visit her newborn grandchild. She is also a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China that has scrutinised Beijing's human rights record. The Hong Kong government, in a statement released late Monday, maintained that its immigration officers are duty-bound to question individuals to ascertain the purpose of any visit. The person ..

Cathay Pacific buys back warrants from Hong Kong government's 2020 bailout

Cathay made heavy losses and layoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic and reported its first annual profit in four years in March, and paid its first dividend since 2019

Hong Kong registers air passenger traffic at 2.1 mn in Jan, up 28 times

The Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) announced that in January, passenger traffic at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) registered around 2.1 million, marking a year-on-year surge of 28 times

Cathay Pacific names Rakesh Raicar as regional GM for S Asia, Africa

Raicar has over 30 years of experience working with Cathay Pacific

Seven planes of cash-strapped Hong Kong Airline impounded for non-payment

The rule allows the city's air regulators to impound planes for non-payment of charges and that aircraft can be sold after 60 days if the account is not settled

UNHRC disturbed about violent protests in Hong Kong, calls for restraint

She also urged embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to hold a dialogue with the people of Hong Kong, who should take an opportunity in an effort to end to the crisis "peacefully and constructively"

Extradition bill that triggered Hong Kong protests to be withdrawn

Millions of people have taken to Hong Kong's streets since June in the biggest challenge to China's rule of semi-autonomous Hong Kong since its handover from the British in 1997

Fake news twists Hong Kong Airline crew's refusal to wear Chinese tags

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific airline has refused to add Chinese names onto its cabin crews' name tags

17 Hong Kong Airlines passengers injured in turbulence

It was the second turbulence incident involving an Airbus 300-200 in Indonesia this week