Cathay Pacific is slowly increasing their network again, and here is an overview of which destinations they are operating TO in September 2022:
Keep on reading!Cathay Pacific’s network in September 2022
Civil International Air Traffic Statistics at HKIA March 2021
In an effort to try to catch up, here are the air traffic statistics for Hong Kong from March 2021:
- Passenger numbers were down 89.9% compared to a year earlier, from 576.000 to 58.000
- Cargo was up 4.9% from 379.000 tonnes to 397.000 tonnes.
- Passenger flights were down 22.8% from 5.724 to 4.420
- Total flight numbers were down 12.5% from 12.135 to 10.620.
March was the 2nd month after Covid restrictions hit worldwide aviation, so it is worth noting that the numbers for March 2020 were also down 67% from the year before, so the reduction in flights in and out of Hong Kong compared to 2019 were down from 36.752, so quite severe reductions. And I think worse were still to come, I’ll go through the next few months soon as well.
Loong Air starts operations to Hong Kong
Chinese airline Loong Air has started operations between Hong Kong and their hub in Hangzhou earlier in August 2022. As far as I know, this is the first time this airline has operated passenger flights into Hong Kong, and is one of the first new airlines to start flying to Hong Kong after aviation almost came to a halt due to Covis-19.
Keep on reading!Civil International Air Traffic Statistics at HKIA February 2021
I know I have fallen way behind on the statistics update, so I will be spamming them out over the next week or two.
- Passenger numbers were down 97.5% from the year before, from 1.882.000 to 47.000
- Cargo was up 23.3 % from 252.000 tonnes to 310.000
- Passenger flights were down 74,3% from 14.124 to 3.635
- Total flight movements were down 52% from 18.031 to 8.475.
February 2020 was the first month that we saw a reduction of flights with the outbreak of Covid-19, so this is where it start getting interesting to see how the numbers compare year-by-year. Of course the reductions in the beginning of the pandemic was not as severe as they were later on, but it still show how a drastic decrease it was over the next several months.
March numbers will be posted soon(ish).
Hong Kong Government trials upgraded electronic health declaration system to enhance arrival quarantine procedures
In a press release today the Hong Kong Government announced that they are implementing an upgraded health declaration system for arriving passengers into Hong Kong in order to streamline the arrival process, and make both check-in and arrival procedures for passengers to Hong Kong easier.
Keep on reading!Greater Bay Airlines starts operations today between Hong Kong and Bangkok.
It has been a while since the forming of Greater Bay Airlines was announced, and many have been waiting for news about them commencing operations from their base at Hong Kong International Airport.
Keep on reading!Cathay to bring back fleet parked in Alice Springs
With the outbreak of Covid-19 and the effect it had on aviation two years ago, Cathay Pacific parked a lot of their aircrafts for a long time. Initially they were parked at Chek Lap Kok Airport in Hong Kong as you can see on the picture above, and they slowly moved them to a long term parkin in the desert in Alice Springs in Australia.
Keep on reading!Virgin Atlantic suspends Hong Kong flights until March 2023
Virgin Atlantic was originally planning on resuming flights between London Heathrow and Hong Kong from September 1st 2022, but they have now announced that they will only resume flight in March 2023 at the earliest!
Keep on reading!Fiji Airways extends cancellations between Nadi (Fiji) and Hong Kong until 31 October 2022
Fiji Airways was supposed to resume the route between Nadi and Hong Kong in the beginning of August 2022, once weekly, and increase to three weekly flights from the middle of October, but they have now announced that the route will remain suspended until at least the end of October 2022.
Cathay Pacific to add more flights and routes in July
Cathay Pacific seems to be in the progress of resuming more flights and routes over the next few months, and have announced they will resume several routes to the US and Canada.
The following new schedule has been confirmed for July:
Keep on reading!