Hong Kong Airlines launched flights to Beijing Daxing
International Airport (PKX) on Wednesday, the airline’s second
route between HKG and Beijing.
The carrier will operate the PKX service with four
flights per week.
Beijing Daxing
International Airport is famous for its creative ‘Starfish’
appearance, led by the team of the late renowned female
architect Zaha Hadid.
There are currently four runways in service and
the airport boasts a highly optimised transit system that has been
specifically designed to facilitate fast transfers.
Hong Kong Airlines’ first flight landing at PKX was greeted with a
traditional water cannon salute.
“Hong Kong Airlines is honored to be the first local carrier in Hong Kong to offer services at Beijing Daxing Airport.
Opening this route will further
strengthen the company’s market position in Hong Kong and the
Asia-Pacific region,” said Hou Wei, Hong Kong Airlines’ Chairman.
“Our flights between Hong Kong and Daxing Airport
will turn daily starting from 26 March, whilst we also look to
gradually increase service between Hong Kong and Beijing
Capital Airport [PEK] from the current once-a-day to two to three
flights per day, providing customers with highly flexible travel
options and seamless connections under one ticket and direct
baggage connections to our other regional flights.”
With the lifting of travel restrictions in China and around the
world, HKA continues to adjust its network strategies to
accelerate the resumption of regional flights. It expects to
increase flight operations to 44 sectors per day by April 2023,
reaching 45% of those at the pre-pandemic level; flying to 18
regional destinations including Tokyo, Osaka, Okinawa, Sapporo,
Seoul, Taipei, Bangkok, Manila, Hanoi, Bali, Beijing Capital,
Beijing Daxing, Shanghai Hongqiao, Shanghai Pudong, Hangzhou,
Nanjing, Chengdu and Haikou, which is 50% of the operation level
before the pandemic. In addition, the Company is also launching
a new direct service to Fukuoka in April, to further expand its
regional network. Additionally, more flights will be added in the
summer tocope with peak season demand.
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