Greater Bay Airlines

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Greater Bay Airlines
大灣區航空
Greater Bay Airlines Logo2021.jpg
Founded2010
Commenced operations2021 (single charter flight; no regular flights to date)
HubsHong Kong
Key people
  • Bill Wong Cho-bau (Chairman, founder)[1]
  • Algernon Yau Ying-wah (CEO)[2]
  • Stanley Hui Hon-Chung (Director)[citation needed]
WebsiteOfficial website

Greater Bay Airlines (Chinese: 大灣區航空有限公司), is a Hong Kong-based airline established as Donghai Airlines in 2010, and rebranded in July 2020 as Greater Bay Airlines. To date, the company has completed one charter flight from Hong Kong to Bangkok.[3]

History[]

Boeing 737-800 on a training flight

The company was founded on 24 May 2010, as an airline under the East Pacific (Holdings) Ltd. At that time, the airline was called Donghai Airlines. On 17 January 2019, the airline's name changed to Donghai Airlines (Hong Kong) Limited, while on 05 December 2019 the airline renamed as Hong Kong Bauhinia Airlines. On 8 July 2020, the airline was again renamed, to Greater Bay Airlines.[4][5][6][3]

In February 2021, no Hong Kong based airline submitted representations and objections against Greater Bay Airlines bidding for the air traffic rights after a 14 days deadline, while Cathay Pacific Airways, HK Express and Hong Kong Airlines submitted a sort of position statement to the Hong Kong Government.[7] The company plans to rely on cargo services till COVID-19 travel restrictions are lifted.[8]

On 2 August 2021, Greater Bay Airlines received its first aircraft, a Boeing 737-800.[9][10][11] Its first charter flight was on 29 November 2021 and was a same-day round trip from Hong Kong to Bangkok.[12][13] A second aircraft was leased in March 2022, compared with the seven aircraft originally planned.[14]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Our Management | Greater Bay Airlines". Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  2. ^ Lee, Danny (29 December 2020). "Cathay Dragon chief to take top job at Hong Kong newcomer Greater Bay Airlines". SCMP.
  3. ^ a b "Shenzhen mogul to launch airline". The Standard Hong Kong. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  4. ^ "Amid travel standstill, newcomer Greater Bay Airlines seeks Hong Kong approval to take off". South China Morning Post. 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  5. ^ "Hong Kong Could Get Another Airline With Startup Greater Bay Airlines". Simple Flying. 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  6. ^ "黃楚標註冊「大灣區航空有限公司」　擬拓國內及東南亞航線". Oriental Daily News (in Chinese). 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  7. ^ "Cathay Pacific regains permit to fly many China routes vacated by its closed subsidiary, while Greater Bay's bid meets with no objections". South China Morning Post. 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  8. ^ "Greater Bay Airlines Expects to Launch in 2022". Airline Geeks. 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  9. ^ "Hong Kong Startup Greater Bay Airlines Seeks Aircraft". Simple Flying. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  10. ^ "Hong Kong's Greater Bay Airlines likely to be delayed". ch-aviation. 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  11. ^ "Hong Kong's Greater Bay Airlines: What You Need To Know". Simple Flying. 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  12. ^ "大灣區航空首次包機　商業運貨往返香港曼谷　創業務里程碑". Oriental Daily News (in Chinese). 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  13. ^ "大灣區航空｜未獲空運牌照先起飛　首班貨運機今日來回曼谷". HK01 (in Chinese). 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  14. ^ "Airline startup Greater Bay's launch slowed by COVID situation in Hong Kong". Reuters.
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