Hong Kong Airlines Celebrates Flight to Vancouver, Canada And Supports Barrier-free Travel for Long Haul

Hong Kong Airlines made its inaugural daily direct service to Vancouver, Canada on 30 June. To commemorate the official launch of this new route, Hong Kong Airlines held celebration events at both Hong Kong International Airport and Vancouver International Airport.

All passengers scheduled to depart the inaugural flight from Hong Kong were presented with a commemorative certificate and souvenir bag to mark the occasion and show gratitude for their support of the new route. On arrival at Vancouver Airport on 30 June morning, flight HX080 was greeted with a traditional water cannon salute, followed by a series of celebratory events. All passengers, flight crew and representatives of Hong Kong Airlines received a warm welcome.

(Source: Hong Kong Airlines)

“The launch of the new route from Vancouver represents an exciting new chapter for Hong Kong Airlines as it expands services into Canada with the intention of cultivating a global audience,” said George Liu, Chief Marketing Officer, and Hong Kong Airlines, who also arrived in Vancouver on the first flight. “Hong Kong Airlines is so excited today to fly into Vancouver on the eve of Canada’s one hundred and fiftieth birthday. This is so special for us.”

In addition, as a commitment to support barrier-free travel, Hong Kong Airlines sponsored 7 representatives of the Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation round trip tickets to Vancouver. The delegation joined the inaugural flight and felt excited about flying long haul.

The flight schedule for the Vancouver route is as follows (*All Times Local):

#Flight number and schedule may change without prior notice.

About Hong Kong Airlines

Established in 2006, Hong Kong Airlines is a full-service airline firmly rooted in Hong Kong. It has grown remarkably in just ten years with a wide destination network covering over 30 major cities across the Asia Pacific region, including Gold Coast, Auckland, Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Tokyo, Sapporo, Seoul, Bangkok, Bali and Okinawa, and extending its reach to North America in 2017 with the launch of Vancouver route. The Company has also signed agreements with 16 codeshare and 75 interline partners. The current operating fleet is made up of 33 Airbus aircraft, consisting of 29 passenger aircraft and 4 freighters. With an average age of around 4.9 years, Hong Kong Airlines operates one of the youngest fleets in the world. Hong Kong Airlines has been awarded the internationally acclaimed four-star rating from Skytrax since 2011. It was also the winner for Asia’s Leading Inflight Service in World Travel Awards 2015.