SIA lobbies for HK-New York fifth-freedom rights
Singapore Airlines is lobbying the Hong Kong government for the right to fly from its home base through Hong Kong to New York because it believes the route is under-served and overpriced.
"Hong Kong and New York are two global financial centres. Connecting flights should offer the maximum convenience, competition and choice to passengers," the general manager of SIA in Hong Kong, Campbell Wilson, said last week. "We feel the market is under-served. When you compare the Hong Kong-London fare with Hong Kong-New York, the price to fly to London is much lower."
The cheapest two-way ticket (tax and surcharges excluded) between Hong Kong and New York is HK$7,500 offered by Continental Airlines. The lowest price offered by Cathay is HK$10,000.
"I think Singapore Airlines has a strong argument on the route," said Damien Horth, a transport analyst at UBS.
"We are prepared to consider any pragmatic proposal from the Singaporean side that could satisfy the market needs of both sides," said a spokesman at the Economic Development Bureau.
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Singapore Airlines is lobbying the Hong Kong government for the right to fly from its home base through Hong Kong to New York because it believes the route is under-served and overpriced.
"Hong Kong and New York are two global financial centres. Connecting flights should offer the maximum convenience, competition and choice to passengers," the general manager of SIA in Hong Kong, Campbell Wilson, said last week. "We feel the market is under-served. When you compare the Hong Kong-London fare with Hong Kong-New York, the price to fly to London is much lower."
The cheapest two-way ticket (tax and surcharges excluded) between Hong Kong and New York is HK$7,500 offered by Continental Airlines. The lowest price offered by Cathay is HK$10,000.
"I think Singapore Airlines has a strong argument on the route," said Damien Horth, a transport analyst at UBS.
"We are prepared to consider any pragmatic proposal from the Singaporean side that could satisfy the market needs of both sides," said a spokesman at the Economic Development Bureau.
More at South China Morning Post