The Philippine Star

HK Airlines starts daily Mla flights in June

- By LOUELLA DESIDERIO

Hong Kong Airlines will start operating daily flights between Hong Kong and Manila in June to provide more options to travelers to connect to the Hong Kong Internatio­nal Airport.

In a statement, Hong Kong Airlines said the new service would be available beginning June 1.

Flight HX781 will leave Hong Kong at 9:10 p.m. and arrive in Manila at 11 p.m. on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

On Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, flight HX781 will depart Hong Kong at 9:30 p.m. and will be in Manila at 11 p.m.

Flight HX782, meanwhile, will leave Manila at 6:55 a.m. and land in Hong Kong at 8:55 a.m. daily.

Through the morning arrival and evening departure in and out of Hong Kong, travelers will enjoy a full day in the city.

The schedule also allows passengers to easily transfer to connecting flights to popular destinatio­ns such as Tokyo and Osaka in Japan, Vancouver in Canada, as well as to US destinatio­ns including Los Angeles and San Francisco.

For the new service, Hong Kong Airlines will use an Airbus A320 in a single configurat­ion with 174 seats in the economy class.

“Demand for flights between the Philippine­s and Hong Kong has been growing steadily, and we are pleased to offer customers more travel options than before. Our entry into a new market marks an exciting milestone for us, and we look forward to developing this even further,” said Michael Ma, director of commercial at Hong Kong Airlines.

Establishe­d in 2006, Hong Kong Airlines is a full-service airline firmly rooted in Hong Kong.

It operates flights to nearly 40 destinatio­ns across Asia Pacific and North America and also has 18 codeshare and 78 interline agreements with airline partners.

Hong Kong Airlines has an all-Airbus fleet of 36 aircraft with an average age of five years.

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