Airplane, Hong Kong

Picture to come - my uncle took one of "my plane" before take off in Frankfurt and is looking for it... :-)

As most people do, I flew to Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific Airlines. This was determined by my final destination, Cairns, as Cairns is not served by many international airlines.
Originally I was to have a ten hour break in Hong Kong in-between flights (the route was Frankfurt - Hong Kong - Brisbane - Cairns), but about four weeks before the flight this was changed and now I even had seventeen hours there! Probably this would be a problem for many people, but I had plenty of time and was delighted because it gave me more time in Hong Kong.

I liked the airline very much, service was good and especially the food was very nice (for airline food anyway).
I also liked the Chek Lap Kok International Airport a lot, as it was very easy to orientate myself (especially if compared to Frankfurt, where I get lost constantly!), I did find everything very quickly. There are nice shops and cafés, and a generally good atmosphere.

What is also good is that it is very easy and not expensive to reach the airport from the city.
When I left the airport to explore Hong Kong in the morning, I took a taxi to Tung Chung. The taxis were very easy to find. When coming back in the evening, I took the Airport express.

We choosed in 2002 for our trip from Frankfurt via Hong Kong to Jakarta the Cathay Pacific Airways. In remembering a very good service.

The way via Hong Kong is of course some hours longer than the south route - but it is good service, and a very comfortable route over the Eurasian continent, real. No problems good flight cause first over Russia, Kasachstan and Kyrgisia than jump over the hight Central Asia the Pamir or Altai mountains and long time over the great distants in inner China. Only short before in area Guangdong just over the coast area came a little bad weather belt with strong monsum rains, but without trouble while landing at new Hong Kong Airport

The next Destination we took same with Cathay Pacific Airways again to Jakarta over the south China Sea and the great island Kalimantan. So it was very comfortable, and the planned and welcome stop in Hong Kong was for us the best way.-

Here at the photo just the way back from Jakarta to Hong Kong short before takeoff- see it is newspapers hour- but all are Chinese Newspapers - news from home!

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When I initially planned to go to HK, I decided to take the full pledged carriers like SIA or Cathay. However, realising the prices at its cheapest is still way too expensive, I decided to try budget airline Jetstar Asia. It costs about SGD250 per person, including taxes.

However, it was booked in April, about 3 months before the actual dates, so I guess to enjoy the best price, we need to book way ahead.

The flight with Jetstar Asia is great, everything went smoothly and importantly on time, although it can be a bit squeezy.

However, if you can afford one of those full carrier, consider booking those for its comfort and food.

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OasisHongKong provides daily non-stop flights connecting HKG with London Gatwick and with Vancouver. High standard service on the board of their Boening 747 for a reasonable price makes this airline worth recommendation.

Currently (11/07) flying to London Gatwick and Vancouver, planning to increase their network next year. For us, flying from LGW, very good prices, around £100 cheaper than any other we could find. Service and legroom comparable to most others too aboard a modern B747-400.
Definately use them again.

9ty April '08. Oasis Airlines have stopped flying and have been declared insolvent.

This is one of the busiest sector. Quite a number of airlines fly direct from Singapore to Hong Kong.

The full service airlines:
Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines (of Taiwan), United & Garuda Indonesia.

Budget Airlines:
Jetstar Asia

The journey takes 3 hours.

Here is a picture of the airport gates at Hong Kong International Airport.

Hong Kong's home airline is Cathay Pacific, one of the most respected & high quality companies in the industry. I always ride Cathy Pacific when I travel to Hong Kong, for no other airline can beat its customer service & comfort. Another airline I would recommend is Singapore Airlines, for their service is excellent & their planes are very new!

With over 80 gates, it does take a long time to reach some of them, especially the ones with high numbers. Therefore, it is best to take the Automated People Mover ( a driverless underground train) to reach your desired gate.

I was flying with Cathay Pacific from Manila to Hong Kong. It was my birthday so it only seemed like a good reason to sit "down front" in CX's new first class cabin.
The short hop flight is only 1 1/2 hours. The sky staff pulled all stops to make it memorable, not for just the birthday boy but the rest of us stretched out lapping up those new seats. So wide they can fit a whole opera star.
I got served a stellar roast of lamb nestled snuggly in a garden of roasted vegetables. My choice of English or German mustard? Some grand crux so smooth it floated down passed my ten mile high taste buds.
The crew gave me warm greetings for my day, a card they all signed and they kept bringing gifts. CX cards, a pen, even a whole box of their signature pralines and a bottle of Cuvee William Deutz Brut 1988.
Now here is the tip.
I was just changing planes at Hong Kong to continue to Vancouver.
The security staff confiscated the champagne.
Give it away to a passenger who is entering the country.