Leading data platform for the global travel industry OAG has named HK Express as the world’s fastest-growing airline in its 2024 air travel statistics report. According to OAG’s analysis, which measures the growth of flights year-on-year, the Hong Kong-based budget airline has increased its number of flights in 2024 by 46 percent.
Having made just over 35,000 flights in 2024, HK Express expanded its route network and fleet last year. The Cathay Pacific subsidiary airline also hit a milestone when it welcomed its six millionth passenger on New Year’s Eve, awarding six round-trip tickets to a lucky traveller who was on her way to Fukuoka.
Elsewhere in OAG’s aviation report, Hong Kong to Taipei has been named the busiest international route of 2024, with a 48-percent increase in capacity. Shanghai Pudong International Airport is the fastest-growing airport, with seat capacity increasing by almost 10 million seats from the previous year, as well as expansion projects both completed and in the works. See more statistics from OAG on their website.
Along with Hong Kong International Airport’s ongoing plans to establish a three-runway system, let’s hope this new year will see us all being able to travel more at budget-friendly prices.
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