Greater Bay Airlines plans to boost capacity by increasing its aircraft fleet to 22 planes by 2027. Just last week the airline launched a scheduled service to Japan after a three-year gap, according to the CEO of Hong Kong Airlines, Stanley Hui Hon-chung who spoke at an event post launch.
“At present, we are running three aircraft. We aim to extend our aircraft fleet to 22 by 2027. This is our midterm planning. We will focus on short-haul trips between Asia-Pacific and mainland China with Beijing and Shanghai as our next destinations. We also target to double our service for Tokyo and Taipei,” he added.
The airline has five weekly flights to Taipei while its flights to Seoul are due to start soon.
Bill Wong Cho-bau, Chairman, Greater Bay Airlines, said: “Greater Bay Airlines will create a new aviation chapter with an innovative operation mode. Along with the Greater Bay Area development, we can help to turn Hong Kong into an international aviation hub.”
“The airline would also need to overcome its lack of manpower, such as pilots and aircrew, to increase flight capacity. In the long run, we need to train our own pilots for our sustainable development,” Hui further added.
Greater Bay Airlines only commenced revenue operations in July 2022. Greater Bay Airlines currently has three B737-800 on lease from ICBC Financial Leasing.