How to Book Travel on Hong Kong Airlines

In early 2006, CR Airways rechristened itself as Hong Kong Airlines Limited. Along with its new name, the company instituted a new focus on underserved routes in Mainland China. In addition, Hong Kong Airlines Limited promotes local economic growth through strong commercial ties within the Chinese communities in both Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Phone
• Computer with Internet access
• Valid credit card

Book Your Reservation on Hong Kong Airlines

1. Find flight times and dates via the Hong Kong Airlines Web site (see Resources below) or call the reservation desk at 011 ([phone] or 2155 1888 for immediate assistance.

2. Choose your flight and fill out a contact form. In order to obtain fares and book travel reservations, you must email Hong Kong Airlines the pertinent details of your planned trip.

3. Consider going through a travel agent fluent in Chinese to plan your trip. Hong Kong Airlines has just begun to serve many areas. New routes and current information may not yet be available online.

Choose Where to Fly on Hong Kong Airlines

4. Vacation on the island of Hainan Dao off China's southern coast. Hong Kong Airlines serves the Meilan International Airport in the capital city of Haikou. It also flies into Phoenix International Airport in Sanya. Enjoy the renowned beaches and tropical weather of this recreational travel destination.

5. Hop a flight to Clark Airport (formerly the Clark Airbase) in the Philippines.

6. Take a trip to Changsha or Guilin in north central China.

7. Experience Kunming or Nanning to the west of Hong Kong.

8. Book a flight to Tianjin in northern China near Beijing. Service to Beijing is on the drawing board.

9. Check for flights to Seoul and Pusan, Korea. Hong Kong Airlines will have expanded its services to several Korean cities by mid-2007.

Explore the Aircraft and Services of Hong Kong Airlines

10. Depend on the safety of one of the region's youngest fleets. Hong Kong Airlines has four Boeing 737-800s, all of which were manufactured in 2005.

11. Support the fact that ground and cabin crews are recruited from the region. Hong Kong Airlines wants to provide its guests with high-quality service reflecting true Chinese values. The carrier endeavors to hire locally whenever possible.

12. Understand that Hong Kong Airlines positions itself as a low-cost, frequent-flight regional service. In-flight services, even in its small business class cabin, are professional and courteous, but not luxurious.

Tips & Warnings

• All phone numbers include the United States international prefix "011." When calling internationally from outside the United States, check which prefix to use. All country codes are within parentheses and begin with a "+" sign.
• Hong Kong Airlines does not offer online booking.