Aerospace
Why is Hong Kong giving away 500,000 plane tickets?
Hong Kong recently announced that it will be giving away 500,000 airline tickets to travelers from around the world
In order to help its COVID-affected tourism economy, Hong Kong recently announced that it will be giving away 500,000 airline tickets to travelers from around the world. As was previously noted, Hong Kong, which adopted China’s “zero-Covid” policies, had some of the strictest quarantine regulations in the entire world. But as of last month, visitors to the city were no longer obliged to submit to hotel quarantine or have a COVID test come back negative before boarding a flight to Hong Kong.
As part of a rescue effort to boost the aviation industry, AAHK pre-purchased over 500,000 aircraft tickets from domestic carriers operating in the territory. He continued by saying that the acquisition aims to bring liquidity to the airline’s finances, while the tickets would be distributed to foreign tourists and Hong Kong citizens as part of a market recovery drive. Source
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Airport Authority Hong Kong :
It continues to support the airport community by extending its relief package for two months to the end of November 2022, in view of the prolonged impact on the aviation industry brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Various fee waiver or concession policies supporting the industry will continue from October to November 2022, including full waiver of parking charges for idle passenger aircraft and airbridge fees; reduction of passenger aircraft landing charges; fee reduction related to ramp handling, maintenance, and airside vehicles; as well as a rental reduction for terminal tenants covering lounges and offices; fees wavier for terminal licensees including commercial services counters and cross-border transport operators; and concessions on fees for aviation support services such as into-plane fuelling, aircraft maintenance, and inflight catering services.
Base rent for tenants in the terminal that are open for business continues to be waived as part of the relief package. Meanwhile, rental is waived for retail and catering tenants that have suspended business.
As the Government eases quarantine requirements for inbound travelers, AAHK will review the relief measures taking into account the business environment.
Currently, about 40 shops and restaurants in the terminal are providing service, and more are expected to re-open to meet the demand from the increase in passenger traffic after a further relaxation of quarantine requirements. More details about the shops and restaurants can be found at: https://www.hongkongairport.com/en/shop-dine/highlights-promotions/.
