Low-cost carrier Hong Kong Airlines will launch a direct flight to Phuket in southern Thailand, commencing June 16, 2023.
An Airbus A320 will service the direct Hong Kong – Phuket route four times per week to meet rising demand as tourists return to Thailand in full force.
The outbound flight will depart from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) at 8.20pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays and land at Phuket International Airport (HKT) at 11.05pm.
Flights from Phuket will depart at 12.05am on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and touch down in Hong Kong at 4.50am.
Hong Kong Airlines hopes the new route will strengthen and expand connectivity between Hong Kong and other hot regional destinations, as well as the airline’s new direct route to Fukuoka in Japan commencing next week on April 7, 2023.
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