Virgin Australia will introduce direct flights between Australia and Hong Kong in mid-2017, subject to government permission, offering business travellers convenient connection between Asia and the Australian continent.

Virgin Australia has an alliance agreement with HNA Aviation, owner of Hong Kong Airlines and HK Express, with the airlines submitting an application for authorisation of the proposed alliance to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Subject to authorisation, the airlines will introduce new direct services between Australia and Hong Kong, as well as Australia and The People’s Republic of China.

Virgin Australia’s service to Hong Kong will be operated using Airbus A330 aircraft, which features the airline’s award-winning business class, “The Business”. The alliance will offer guests on this service onward connections to destinations in mainland China and across Asia, on flights operated by Hong Kong Airlines and HK Express.

Subject to regulatory approval, Virgin Australia will implement codeshare on services operated by Hong Kong Airlines, Hainan Airlines, and other HNA Aviation carriers, on journeys between Australia and mainland China, and between Australia and Hong Kong.

Upon arrival of the codeshare, customers of Beijing Capital Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, and Tianjin Airlines will be also able to book travel on Virgin Australia’s domestic and trans-Tasman network.

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