Dragonair to Operate More Flights to Shanghai Hongqiao

Dragonair today announced the addition of two more flights per week from Hong Kong to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. The additional flights will begin on 10 November 2015.

The airline currently operates a daily service between Hong Kong and Shanghai Hongqiao. The additional flights will bring the total number of flights per week to the airport to nine.

Together with the existing 13 flights per day to Shanghai Pudong, Dragonair will have 100 flights departing from Hong Kong to Shanghai every week, offering customers more choice and greater flexibility when organising their travel itineraries. Sister airline Cathay Pacific also operates three flights a day to Shanghai Pudong. As a group, the two airlines will operate 121 flights a week to Shanghai from 10 November 2015 onwards.

The Hongqiao service will be operated by Dragonair's fleet of Airbus A330 aircraft.

Dragonair Chief Executive Officer Algernon Yau said: "As an international finance centre and key commercial city in Mainland China, Shanghai has long been one of the most important destinations in the Dragonair network. Our Hongqiao service has proved popular with our customers and we are pleased to expand our operations to the airport, highlighting our continued commitment to serving the Mainland market."

The schedule for the new Shanghai Hongqiao flights is as follows. All times are local:

Note: The schedule may change without prior notice.

Dragonair, an affiliate member of oneworld, is a Hong Kong-based international airline, and a member of the Cathay Pacific Group. Established in 1985, the airline now operates a fleet of 41 passenger aircraft and serves 53 regional destinations, including 23 cities in Mainland China. Dragonair has been recognised for its product and service quality, and has been named the "Best Regional Airline" at the TTG Travel Awards for six consecutive years since 2010, and voted "World's Best Regional Airline" in the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards™ in 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014.

Dragonair website address: www.dragonair.com