Hong Kong Express Airways granted Beijing and Shanghai Routes

Hong Kong Express Airways has been approved by the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department as the third Hong Kong carrier permitted to operate flights between Hong Kong and Beijing, and Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Following a new agreement signed last month between Hong Kong and mainland Chinese authorities to further liberalise the aviation market by increasing the number of airlines allowed to operate on key mainland China routes, Hong Kong Express Airways’ application to be the third designated carrier to operate flights to Beijing and Shanghai has been approved.

“It has always been our goal to provide services on these key routes so naturally we are overjoyed at seeing our goal realised. This is fantastic news,” said Mr. Ronnie Choi, President of Hong Kong Express Airways. “2008 will be a landmark year for Hong Kong Express Airways.”

To facilitate the airline’s expansion in 2008, Hong Kong Express Airways will add a further six Boeing 737-800 aircraft to its current four-strong fleet of the same type before the end of the year.

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