Most of the eight airlines operating the Boeing 787 are keeping them close to base while they build-up familiarity with the new airframe. At 5,245 kilometres, Qatar Airways’ Doha to London 787 route which touched down for the first time on 14 December, is only using around one-third of the aircraft’s 15,000 kilometre range capability.
Spring Airlines starts flying from Hong Kong to Chongqing, Hangzhou, Nanjing and Xiamen.
anna.aero reveals from a top-level source which points on the map will be added to the nearly 200 destinations already connected to the Istanbul Atatürk hub in the near future.
Cathay Pacific launches services from Hong Kong to its fourth destination in India, Hyderabad.
Cebu Pacific expands in Iloilo with international services to Singapore and Hong Kong.
Air New Zealand has decided to drop one of its two routes to London, now only operating via Los Angeles. But how has the London – Hong Kong market developed since the airline launched the route? And why isn’t oneworld member Cathay Pacific such an odd partner for the Star Alliance member after all?
Dragonair commences four-weekly flights on the route from its Hong Kong base to Kolkata.
S7 commences operations on the route Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport to Hong Kong International Airport.
Dragonair now flies from its hub at Hong Kong International Airport to Haikou Meilan Airport on the Chinese island of Hainan.
Palau Airways now flies to Hong Kong International Airport from Koror on the Pacific island of Palau.
Air Astana now flies from Almaty in Kazakhstan to Hong Kong, flying the route twice a week.
