Hong Kong Airlines, the internationally-acclaimed fullservice airline, celebrated its inaugural daily direct service HX 6682 to Okayama, Japan yesterday (28 March 2016). The new service allows Hong Kong Airlines to be the first and only carrier between Hong Kong and Okayama, further strengthening the airline’s network in Japan. To mark the official launch of this new route, Hong Kong Airlines held celebrations at Hong Kong International Airport and Okayama International Airport.
Passengers taking the inaugural flight expressed their excitement about the journey ahead, they were presented with a specially designed inaugural certificate and souvenir as a gratitude to their support to Okayama service prior to the flight. Upon touching down at the destination, all passengers and flight crew received a warm welcome from Okayama Prefecture and airport representatives.
Mr Ben Wong, Chief Operating Officer of Hong Kong Airlines, said, “We are delighted as the new Okayama route, our first Japanese route launched in 2016, has received overwhelming response from passengers. This inaugural flight demarcated Hong Kong Airlines as the first and the only carrier for direct flights between Hong Kong and Okayama. Our daily flight not only offers Hong Kong passengers, but also our Okayama travellers a more diverse option for business and leisure travel. We have great confidence in this route and we strongly believe in this valuable win-win cooperation. From today onwards, we hope to bring travellers from over the world to this wonderful historical & cultural region.”
The Okayama daily service is the sixth destination adding to Hong Kong Airlines current Japan network. Complemented by the two daily flights to Okinawa, five-time weekly service to Sapporo, thrice-weekly service to Kagoshima, twice-weekly flights to Miyazaki and Kumamoto, Hong Kong Airlines now operates a total of 33 weekly flights between Hong Kong and Japan, further strengthening its route network.
国际知名的全服务航空公司香港航空于昨日（3 月 28 日）起，正式开通每天一班往来香港至日本冈山的直航服务 HX6682，成爲目前首间及唯一营运香港至冈山直航服务的航空公司，进一步加强香港航空的日本航线网络。 为庆祝新航线投入服务，香港航空特地于香港国际机场及冈山国际机场举行 首航庆祝活动。
航班起飞前，所有乘搭首航的旅客均获赠一份特别的首航证书及精美行李牌，以感谢他们对新航线的支持，乘客纷纷表示期待即将开始的旅程。首航航班抵达目的地后，全体机组人员及乘客均受到冈山县知事及当地机场代表的热烈欢迎。
香港航空首席运营官王证皓先生表示： 「我们十分高兴这条香港航空在 2016 年首 条开通的日本航线被受旅客欢迎。这条航线标志着香港航空正式成为目前首间及唯一营运香港至冈山直航服务的航空公司。每日有一班航班往来香港与冈山，无论对香港还是冈山的旅客来说，都是一个全新的旅游和商务的便捷之选。我们对航线未来的发展感到十分有信心。相信本次双赢的合作将为我们彼此带来深远的价值。随着新航线的顺利开通，我们希望把更多全球旅客带到冈山这个历史人文旅游资源丰富的地方，进一步促进两地的交流联系。」
香港航空直飞航点覆盖亚太地区超过 30 个主要城市。冈山航线的开通成爲了香港航空第六个日本航点，结合每周 14 班的冲绳航线、每周 5 班的札幌航线、每周 3 班的鹿儿岛航线、每周各 2 班的宫崎和熊本航线，香港航空自即日起提供每周 33 班香港往来日本的航班服务，进一步加强航线版图，为旅客提供更便捷的出行选择。
