Greater Bay Airlines – A New Airline Coming To Hong Kong
Aug 23, 2021
Simple Flying
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Hong Kong might strike you as one of the worst possible places to start a new airline. The worldwide travel downturn has ravaged the Chinese territory and its airport. But all going well, newcomer Greater Bay Airlines plans to start flying from Hong Kong on October 1st.
While the nascent airline has its first plane, a Boeing 737-800, Greater Bay Airlines is yet to get the all-important air operators certificate. However, Greater Bay executive Stanley Hui Hon-chung says this is expected in September. Hot on the heels of that is the anticipated October 1st charter flight to Beijing.
While there is no shortage of would-be startup airlines around the world, Greater Bay’s plans are more advanced than most. Having a plane helps. The airline has also hired staff, including 10 pilots.
There is also some serious airline pedigree behind Greater Bay Airlines. Stanley Hui Hon-chung is the former CEO of Hong Kong’s Airport Authority and Dragonair. Also onboard is Algernon Yau Ying-wah. Yau worked at the Cathay Group for 38 years, including doing time as CEO of Cathay Dragon.
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