Dragonair may soon start flying daily from Kolkata to Hong Kong

Kolkata, Nov 22:  

Dragonair is likely to launch daily flights between Kolkata and Hong Kong in about six months’ time.

“We would love to increase that (frequency of flights between Kolkata and Hong Kong) But, I think, we will do it once we have the opportunity. Normally, for new operations we look at six months. We are hopeful of starting services from Kolkata before too long,” Patrick Yeung, Chief Executive Officer of Dragonair told Business Lineon Thursday.

The Hong Kong headquartered carrier — a sister concern of Cathay Pacific Airways — recently launched four days a week direct flights between Kolkata and Hong Kong.

The airline is running 158-seater Airbus A320 flights on the Kolkata—Hong Kong route. “So far, the loads on the flight have been fantastic. We have been operating nearly full from Kolkata,” Yeung added.

Meanwhile, Cathay Pacific is likely to begin its flights to and from Hyderabad from December 2 . The company will operate four flights a week to Hong Kong from the city. “By December 2, we will fly into Hyderabad,” Tom Wright, General Manager in charge of South Asia, Middle East and Africa operations of Cathay Pacific, said.

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