Virgin Australia has launched services between Hong Kong and Sydney, further expanding the airline’s international network and Greater China presence.

The Virgin Australia Hong Kong – Sydney service will be operated with its Airbus A330-200 fleet, which features 20 award-winning ‘The Business’ business class seats in a 1-2-1 configuration, as well as 255 economy seats in a 2-4-2 configuration.

In-town check-in and bag drop will be available for all Virgin Australia flights to Sydney at both Hong Kong and Kowloon Mass Transit Railway Stations and is open until two hours prior to departure. Guests travelling without baggage are also permitted to use in-town check-in for their flight the day prior to departure.

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Virgin Australia guests transferring from ferry ports within the Pearl River Delta and Macau to Hong Kong International Airport are also welcome to use the check-in and bag drop facilities available at Sky Pier, which closes 1 hour, 50 minutes prior to departure.

For guests departing Hong Kong, business class guests as well as eligible members of Virgin Australia’s award-winning loyalty program, Velocity Frequent Flyer are granted entry into Hong Kong Airline’s Club Autus Lounge, located in the Midfield Concourse on Level 7 of Hong Kong International Airport, as well as Hainan Airlines-operated lounges in Beijing T1, Xi’an, Guangzhou, Urumqi, Taiyuan, and Haikou. In Sydney and Melbourne, eligible guests are permitted entry into the Etihad First & Business Class Lounge.

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“Today marks an important milestone for Virgin Australia as we launch our second route from Hong Kong to Sydney,” says Virgin Australia Group CEO and managing director John Borghetti. “Hong Kong is an important gateway to China, which is Australia’s most valuable and largest inbound tourism market.  Through our Hong Kong services and world-class alliance partners, we’re able to capitalise on this growth, which has a positive flow-on effect to both economies.

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