Dragonair sets New Record at End of Lunar New Year Holidays

Dragonair set a new record for the number of passengers carried in one day on February 5, at the end of the Lunar New Year holidays.

Some 20,892 passengers travelled with the airline, the first time it has flown more than 20,000 people in a single day. The previous record of 19,537 passengers was set on October 23 last year.

“Clearly this was the busiest Lunar New Year in our history,” said Dragonair CEO Stanley Hui. “We operated a high number of additional services over the holiday period to cater to the demand from travellers, both people returning home to their families and those flying for leisure trips. Many will have been returning to their work base or home last weekend.

Dragonair operated eight additional flights on Sunday, and a total of 82 during the Lunar New Year period from January 20 to February 12.

“It has been a great start to the Year of the Dog in terms of passenger numbers, and we hope the traffic momentum can be maintained,” said Mr. Hui. “That said, high fuel prices continue to have a major impact on the performance of the airline overall”.

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