Fly to Hong Kong for £75!
By Darren Cronian on Wednesday, July 5th, 2006

Travellers to Hong Kong and Asia will be pleased to learn the news that a new budget airline is launching flights to Hong Kong from just £75 (US$135 / €108) one-way. Oasis Hong Kong Airlines will launch cheap flights between London Gatwick and Hong Kong in October.

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The Oasis Hong Kong Airlines website crashed under the pressure of millions of travel addicts visiting the site to see what all of the fuss was about. [The site is still down at the time of writing this blog entry]

So who are Oasis Hong Kong Airlines?

Oasis Hong Kong Airlines, established in February 2005, as a budget airline based in Hong Kong using Boeing 747-400 aircraft. Oasis is Hong Kong’s first budget, long-haul passenger airline. Oasis plans to begin offering non-stop service to London Gatwick Airport, followed by Milan, Berlin, Cologne/Bonn, and Chicago.

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8 responses to “Fly to Hong Kong for £75!”

Lee Harrison | 6 July, 2006 at 2:33 pm

It Just makes you think!!! A First Class rail ticket from Great Malvern to London is approx £108
How long before we hear of the Demise of Oasis. I wish we could get back to the days of when People used to understand the true value and paying a proper price of overseas travel, not forgetting the extra charges, Fuel sucharges and Taxes to be added on to these fares which probably mean paying a lot more than the £75.00 fare.

I seemed to remember, you had a similar problem recently Darren when looking at a Thomson holiday.

Darren Cronian | 6 July, 2006 at 5:10 pm

Yes Lee, I do have doubts, when the word “from” appears in the same sentance. It’ll be interesting how much the flights really are, and if I’ll have the same experience as you mentioned with Thomson.

Darren Cronian | 9 July, 2006 at 7:05 pm

Leo Hickman raises some excellent points, especially about the environment, which we all take for granted.

Mann | 15 July, 2006 at 3:25 pm

I think this price of £75.00 one way would be welcome by everyone, especially who cannot afford holidays , this price would make their dream come true. Fuel is cheap , it is the taxes put by the Government , which makes things expensive.

Darren Cronian | 15 July, 2006 at 3:34 pm

I agree that it’s great that we have the opportunity of low cost airlines but we’ll have to wait and see if this is just good marketing from the airline or the fares are really going to be from £75.

Also, from experience from = anything from £75 to whatever. I’ve visited the site a few times and couldn’t see any booking engine, which is strange considering that the airline is going to commence flights in a few months time.

Andreas Schwarz | 18 July, 2006 at 12:31 pm

It’s amazing to find that a large number of pesimsists in the world. Just take the cheap flights and be happy, but we all have a choice do we want to pay £150 return or do we want to fly for £350 return. So wake up have a laugh and take a bargain if you can get it. LOL Andreas

Darren Cronian | 18 July, 2006 at 1:03 pm

Andreas, personally, I’d love it if the flights were really £75 single fare - but the rate quoted in the press, is without tax and (inclusions) as per the Oasis website, so we’ll see soon enough what the prices really are. I’ll be blogging about an email I have received from Oasis Airline answering some of the questions asked by my readers.

The environment is always something we should bear in mind - but bring on the low cost flights! :D

Jon Coffey | 31 July, 2006 at 1:42 am

Hi,

I have just been reading about this “bombshell” , i predict that by this time next year or maybe even earlier that they will probbally up the prices by 1500HKD and note that just be one way as they state that i is 1000HKD roughly for a one way ticket, for me i will stick to cathay pacific and british airways - can get a british airways return for 400 + Sterling and i know that the service is there - i like the service…. this new airline will definetly have to up there prices, think how do they plan on making profit if they are only doing a certain number of flights and are only charging low prices…..this meaning for them to increase there prices in effort to make more profit.

Peace
Jon Coffey