Hong Kong grants Greater Bay Airlines status to open talks with foreign countries

HONG KONG: Greater Bay Airlines was awarded designated status from the Hong Kong government, allowing the company to open negotiations with foreign countries to fly 104 routes, the head of the start-up carrier told the South China Morning Post on Tuesday.

Algernon Yau Ying-wah, the airline’s chief executive, confirmed that the company had received the official recognition, coming several months after local authorities granted it a…