HK Express

Not to be confused with Air Hong Kong, Hong Kong Airlines, Hong Kong Airways, Oasis Hong Kong Airlines or Sky Shuttle Helicopters (formerly Heli-Express).
For the television drama series produced by Korea's SBS, see Hong Kong Express (TV series).

Hong Kong Express Airways Limited
香港快運航空有限公司
IATA ICAO Call sign
UO HKE HONGKONG SHUTTLE
Founded10 March 2004; 20 years ago (2004-03-10)
Commenced operations3 September 2005; 19 years ago (2005-09-03)
AOC #7
HubsHong Kong International Airport
Frequent-flyer programCathay[1]
Fleet size40
Destinations25
Parent companyCathay Pacific
HeadquartersCathay House, 11 Tung Fai Road, Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong
Key peopleJeanette Mao (CEO)
Websitewww.hkexpress.com
Hong Kong Express Airways
Traditional Chinese香港快運航空
Simplified Chinese香港快运航空
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Kuàiyùn Hángkōng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHēunggóng Faaiwahn Hòhnghūng
Jyutpinghoeng1gong2 faai3wan6 hong4hung1
Hong Kong Express
Traditional Chinese香港快運
Simplified Chinese香港快运
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Kuàiyùn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHēunggóng Faaiwahn
Jyutpinghoeng1 gong2 faai3 wan6
former name
Traditional Chinese港聯航空
Simplified Chinese港联航空
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyingǎnglián hángkōng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggong2lyun4 hong4hung1

Hong Kong Express or HK Express (HKE)[2][3][4][5][6] is a Hong Kong–based low-cost airline fully owned by Cathay Pacific Airways.[7][8] It provides scheduled air service to 27 destinations in Asia, including Cambodia, China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The airline's main hub at Hong Kong International Airport uses a fleet that consists exclusively of the Airbus A320 and A321 family. The company slogan is Gotta Go[9] (replacing Your Move).[10]

The head office of HK Express is located in Cathay House, 11 Tung Fai Road, Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong.

  1. ^ "Welcome to Cathay". Cathay Pacific. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Cathay Pacific to buy budget airline Hong Kong Express". BBC News. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Cathay Pacific buys Hong Kong Express from HNA for $628m". Financial Times. 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Embattled Hong Kong Express names new CEO from Africa-based airline". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Cathay Buys Hong Kong Express to Enter Budget Airline Market". Bloomberg. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  6. ^ "HK Express rolls out refreshed brand identity". The Standard. Hong Kong: Sing Tao News Corporation. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Cathay Pacific Completes Acquisition of Hong Kong Express Airways". Cathay Pacific. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Cathay Pacific agrees deal to take over budget airline HK Express, sources say". South China Morning Post. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  9. ^ "'Gotta Go' with HK Express". HK Express. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  10. ^ "HK Express - 'Your Move': HK Express Debuts Refreshed Brand Identity". HK Express. Retrieved 8 April 2019.