China News Service, Hong Kong, November 3 (Reporter Qiu Zhaoxiang) Hong Kong International Airport announced on the 3rd the launch of "main-branch connections, all-network connections" through flights and transfer facilitation services, and launched two pilot plans "Hangzhou-Hong Kong Connects the World" and "E-Hong Kong Connects the World". Mabel Chan, Secretary for Transport and Logistics of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, said that the "mainland-branch connection and comprehensive network connection" connects the mainland's "internal circulation" air network with Hong Kong's "outer circulation" international air network, upgrading Hong Kong from the past "super contact" to the fulcrum of the country's dual circulation.
On the same day, the Super Hub Expo with the theme of "Shaping Asia's Future Transportation Hub" opened at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong. The above services were released at the same time at the opening ceremony.
According to reports, the "main-branch-connected, fully network-connected" comprehensive flight and transfer facilitation services will further enhance the efficient connection between mainland cities and global destinations through the Hong Kong international aviation hub network in the future. Under this service plan, passengers departing from the mainland and transferring via Hong Kong can enjoy the "one-stop" service of "one ticket, one check-in, and direct baggage check-in to the destination" from all over the country to all over the world.
Connecting Hong Kong International Airport to the civil aviation transit passenger service platform is a key step in realizing "one-stop" service. China Civil Aviation Information Group Co., Ltd. (referred to as "TravelSky") and the Hong Kong Airport Authority have carried out multiple rounds of docking, integrating technologies and businesses from platform capabilities, data unification, mutual recognition of standards, cross-border process adaptation, service closed loop and other technologies.
Jiang Bo, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of TravelSky, said in an interview with a reporter from China News Service that TravelSky will support Hong Kong International Airport to further consolidate the pilot results of "Connecting the World", rely on the transfer platform and online travel platform to build an online passenger transfer service system, realize functions such as visual display of airport transfer service products, and pre-purchase during the ticket purchase process, and continue to expand the coverage of high-quality transfer services. The company will also focus on the goals of interconnection and multi-modal interline upgrades in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, continue to break down air and ground transportation barriers, and use digital technology to empower more interline products.
Hong Kong Airlines is the docking airline for the pilot brand of "Hangzhou-Hong Kong Connects the World". Currently, Hong Kong Airlines has completed actual testing of international flights from Hangzhou to Osaka, Japan via Hong Kong. Hong Kong Airlines Chairman Wang Xiaodong said that the company has advanced ground operation protocols and process testing based on established arrangements. This pilot program will help expand Hong Kong’s mainland transit passenger base, enhance Hong Kong’s aviation connectivity and transit competitiveness, and further consolidate its status as an international aviation hub.
