Budget flights from Singapore to Hong Kong by Scoot

Looking for cheap flights to Hong Kong from Singapore? Singapore based long haul budget airline Scoot is expanding its network with addition of flights to Hong Kong from Singapore on November 15th. The new service, for which the tickets will go on sale from 09:00 AM on September 30, will start as five times weekly and is planned to be ramped up to daily flights in December.

The budget flights will depart from Singapore Changi International Airport at 01:30 and arrive to Hong Kong International Airport at 05.25. Return flights from Hong Kong will depart at 06.50 and touch down in Singapore at 10.35. All these plans are subject to government approval.

“Scoot is thrilled to fly between Singapore and Hong Kong, linking these two exciting and vibrant cities" said Campbell Wilson, CEO of Scoot. "Singapore travelers love Hong Kong for its distinctive cuisine and unique shopping experience. With Scoot’s low fares, you’ll have plenty of cash left in your wallet to indulge in Hong Kong’s dim sum delights. And once you’re fuelled up, you can exercise away those extra calories with a day of unbeatable shopping options. For the budget-conscious traveler, flying with Scoot is an easy choice to make. Whatever your travel plans are in Hong Kong, Scoot is delighted to be a part of it. Soak up the Scootitude flying experience the moment you step onto our aircraft and find out why flying Scoot is such a unique travel adventure. It’s time to start Scootin’ outta here to Hong Kong!”

Scoot operates medium and long haul budget flights between Singapore and Sydney, Gold Coast, Bangkok, Taipei, Tokyo, Tianjin, Shenyang, Nanjing, Qingdao and Seoul, with Hong Kong commencing shortly. 

Hong Kong residents demand for budget flights

According to a survey conducted for Jetstar Hong Kong nearly 70% of Hong Kong residents have intentions to fly on a budget airline in the next 12 months. 79% said they will fly more if the fares are lower, 81% said they would spend more on hotels and activities if they saved on their airfare and 84% welcome more home-based budget airlines in Hong Kong. The research is conducted by the Public Opinion Programme at the University of Hong Kong (HKUPOP) on behalf of Jetstar Hong Kong.

According to Jetstar Hong Kong CEO Edward Lau this latest research reaffirms the strong demand in Hong Kong for low cost travel. He said the research also indicated strong flow on benefits of more low cost carrier travel with 81 per cent of respondents saying they would spend more on their hotel and holiday activity if they could save on the airfare.

“By making air travel more accessible to more people, not only will we see more people travelling more often, but we will see people spending more money at their destination including those visiting Hong Kong,” Mr Lau said. “This provides new opportunities for the broader tourism industry including hotels, rental car companies and tourist attractions at the destinations where LCCs fly,” he said.

“Tokyo, Singapore, Bangkok, Shanghai and Seoul all have home grown LCCs – now Hong Kong consumers are saying it is their turn with nearly 80 per cent saying they would travel more if the fares were lower.

Jetstar Hong Kong is a proposed low fare airline which will be based at Hong Kong International Airport. Jetstar Hong Kong plans to commence services in 2013, subject to the regulatory approval from the Government of Hong Kong. There are plans to expand the fleet to 18 aircraft by 2015. The budget airline will initially serve short-haul routes to cities in China, Japan, South Korea and South East Asia.

Source : Survery reveals Hong Kong's demand for low cost carrier

Daily flights from Seattle to Hong Kong by Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines will launch a new daily nonstop service from Hong Kong International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on 18 June 2014, subject to government approval. Tickets are available for purchase from 24 August 2013.

The new service complements existing nonstop service from Hong Kong to Tokyo-Narita which offers convenient connections to eight U.S. gateways and is an important enhancement to Delta's growing trans-Pacific network between Asia and the U.S..

“With our new nonstop service to Seattle, Delta continues to build our industry-leading trans-Pacific network, one which provides the most convenient choice for our customers traveling to the U.S,” said Vinay Dube, Delta's senior vice president – Asia Pacific. “Over the past three years, Delta’s revenue has grown more than 60% in the Asia Pacific market and we will continue to invest in the network, product and service, airport facilities and technology to improve the customer experience in the region.”

The flight will operate using a 234-seat Airbus 330-200 aircraft with 34 full-flat bed seats in BusinessElite, 32 seats in Economy Comfort and 168 Economy class seats.

Like all of Delta's trans-Pacific flights, the new Hong Kong services feature full-flat bed seats in BusinessElite – each with direct aisle access – as well as Economy Comfort seating and inflight entertainment in every seat throughout the aircraft.

 Delta's BusinessElite service includes a five-course gourmet meal including Chinese meal option, paired with a wine menu curated by Master Sommelier Andrea Robinson. The inflight experience is completed with Westin Heavenly In-Flight bedding, which includes exclusively designed pillows and comforters, as well as Tumi amenity kits with products from Malin+Goetz. Every seat throughout the aircraft offers a personal on-demand entertainment system featuring an extensive library of movies including Chinese, TV shows, music and games.