Airline plans £75 flights to Hong Kong
Start-up carrier Oasis Hong Kong Airlines is to offer flights from the UK to Hong Kong from £75.
The airline plans to launch flights from Gatwick in October, claiming to mix low-fares with personalised options and high-quality service.
Five flights a week are planned using two former Singapore Airlines’ Boeing 747-400s in a two-class configuration of 81 seats in business class and 278 in economy.
A spokeswoman declined to say how many one-way seats would be available on each flight at £75 or what the average fare would be for the 12-hour flights. The airline is to sell through the trade as well as direct online and will be competing against the likes of British Airways, Cathay Pacific and Virgin Atlantic from the UK. BA’s lowest Hong Kong return fare is currently £389 from Heathrow.
Full details about Oasis are to be given on August 23 when airline executives plan a day of trade and media briefings in London.
The airline aims to serve low cost airline hubs in Europe such as Berlin, Milan and Cologne/Bonn. Flights to Oakland and Chicago in the US are also being considered.
Passengers will be able to purchase inexpensive ‘add-ons’ such as advance seat reservations, lounge passes or upgraded menus – meaning they only pay for what they choose, according to the airline.
Increasing competition amongst no-frills budget airlines flying within Europe indicates a gap in the UK market for low-fare, long-distance travel, Oasis believes. It claims to have HK$800 million ‘first phase’ funding.
Chief executive Steve Miller, a former boss of Hong Hong-based Dragonair, said: “We are pleased to announce the first ever low-fare, high-quality long-haul flights from London to the Far East and we look forward to launching flights to more destinations in the future.
“Business travellers as well as consumers are increasingly price conscious and I believe we have an individual business proposition that not only delivers on price, but offers passengers a flexible and high quality service – a term not often associated with low-fare travel.
“Our innovative offering looks set the change the future of long-haul travel to and from Asia.”
Report by Phil Davies
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