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The chief executive of\u00a0Greater Bay Airlines<\/a>\u00a0(HB,\u00a0Hong Kong International<\/a>) has said he will double the current four-strong fleet to eight by mid-2024 and aims to have 23 aircraft by 2028. Hui Han-chung also told Hong Kong-based media last week that the first of fifteen\u00a0B737-9<\/a>s on order at\u00a0Boeing<\/a>\u00a0will start arriving in August 2024.<\/p>\n

After\u00a0launching in the second half of 2022<\/a>, Greater Bay Airlines presently operates four\u00a0B737-800<\/a>s from its Hong Kong base to\u00a0Bangkok Suvarnabhumi<\/a>,\u00a0Ho Chi Minh City<\/a>,\u00a0Osaka Kansai<\/a>,\u00a0Seoul Incheon<\/a>,\u00a0Taipei Taoyuan<\/a>, and\u00a0Tokyo Narita<\/a>. It was operating over the recent Northern Hemisphere summer season with passenger loads of 70-80% and most of its passengers are Hong Kong residents rather than foreigners, Hui said.<\/p>\n

However, the CEO added that workforce shortages in Hong Kong are a possible brake on growth. While the airline is currently adequately staffed, each additional aircraft requires another ten pilots and 20 flight attendants, yet many senior pilots left Hong Kong after being laid off during the pandemic, taking up jobs elsewhere, and local airlines face difficulties hiring senior experienced pilots.<\/p>\n

In addition to the Boeing narrowbodies, Greater Bay Airlines has also signed a tentative commitment to acquire five B787s. However, Hui said this would not happen until the carrier’s narrowbody operations had achieved “scale and foundation.” Greater Bay’s growth will be incremental and only occur when conditions are right, he noted.<\/p>\n

In November, the airline starts flights to\u00a0Manila Ninoy Aquino International<\/a>\u00a0Airport. Thus far, it has yet to begin flying into mainland China despite 2022 reports that it would soon do so. Hui put the decision to stay out of China down to demand and aircraft availability, but he remained keen on flights to a handful of tier-one cities such as Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu,\u00a0Chongqing<\/a>,\u00a0Hangzhou<\/a>, and\u00a0Wuhan<\/a>\u00a0before diversifying to tier two and three cities such as\u00a0Urumqi<\/a>. There is no specific timeline for starting these flights, he said, but he wants enough aircraft to put on a reasonable number of frequencies and compete with bigger carriers.<\/p>\n

Hui also called on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government to do more to support smaller airlines, saying it was very difficult to compete with carriers such as\u00a0Cathay Pacific<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0HK Express<\/a>. “The entire market will only progress through competition,” he said. Greater Bay Airlines did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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