Dragonair has announced that it will launch flights to Chiang Mai, Thailand, and Jeju, South Korea, both of which are popular tourist destinations in the region. Jeju has also been actively developing its MICE sector.
The carrier will also resume services to Taichung after a four-year hiatus. According to the carrier, this flight to Taichung has been facilitated by the recent Hong Kong-Taiwan Air Services Agreement, which, as previously reported (see story here), increased the number of flights per week permitted between both sides.
All three of these flights will be operated by Airbus A320 aircraft.
From May 1, the carrier will fly three times a week to Jeju on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. Then on May 14, the carrier will restart the twice-daily service to the Taiwanese city. Finally, on July 1 until the end of September, Dragonair will fly between Hong Kong and Chiang Mai four times a week on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
The schedules for the three flights are as follows:
Route |
Departure |
Arrival |
Day |
Hong Kong-Jeju |
0850 |
1305 |
Monday, Friday |
Jeju-Hong Kong |
1405 |
1555 |
Monday |
Jeju-Hong Kong |
1405 |
1610 |
Friday |
Hong Kong-Jeju |
0915 |
1330 |
Tuesday |
Jeju-Hong Kong |
1505 |
1710 |
Tuesday |
Route |
Departure |
Arrival |
Day |
Hong Kong-Taichung |
1215 |
1355 |
Daily |
Hong Kong-Taichung |
1850 |
2030 |
Daily |
Taichung-Hong Kong |
1450 |
1620 |
Daily |
Taichung-Hong Kong |
2125 |
2305 |
Daily |
Between July and September
Route |
Departure |
Arrival |
Day |
Hong Kong-Chiang Mai |
1505 |
1710 |
Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday (July) |
Hong Kong-Chiang Mai |
1400 |
1600 |
Sunday, Thursday (August-September) |
Chiang Mai-Hong Kong |
1820 |
2220 |
Wednesday, Sunday |
Chiang Mai-Hong Kong |
1830 |
2230 |
Thursday, Saturday |
The carrier is also planning to fly to Clark in the Philippines and is currently awaiting government approval before schedules and launch dates can be released. A former US military air base, Clark is being developed into a "freeport", with a master plan in place to transform an 4,400-hectare main zone and 27,600-hectare sub zone into an airport-driven urban centre for sectors such as high-end IT, aviation and logistics. Forty minutes away by the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway, Subic is another freeport developed from a former US navy base and it is also a playground for sports and extreme adventure.
For more information, visit www.dragonair.com
Alisha Haridasani