Oasis Hong Kong are currently offering a new year deal on London Gatwick to Hong Kong flights. Returns are available from £336 all-in (economy) and £1196 all-in (business class).
You must book by December 15th and travel between January 6th and March 12th 2008. Checking their site we found it was a little difficult to find the £336 deal (only a few dates are available) but the biz class offer is easily found.
Oasis Hong Kong Airlines, the budget long-haul carrier is offering a free return flight to Singapore from Hong Kong. Passengers who fly a round trip with Oasis to HK from London Gatwick or Vancouver are entitled to the ‘free’ economy flight with (Qantas) Jetstar Asia.
The offer is valid until August 15th 2007 and travel must be between August 15th and November 30th 2007. The Jetstar flights must be taken within the dates of the Oasis round trip. Note, the passenger must pay the additional taxes and charges for the flight. Checking Jetstar’s website, taxes for the trip should be around HK$ 545 (US$ 70).
Since low-cost Oasis Hong Kong Airlines started flying on the popular London to Hong Kong route we have seen some excellent airfares on the market from competing carriers.
Air New Zealand are advertising flights from London to Hong Kong on their website priced from £356 all in. The fare is available until 14th June and also in September and November.
However you can find Air NZ fares as low as £297 with some of the major online agents if you fly in May and June – this is outstanding value, especially considering their generous economy class seat pitch of 34″.
Similarly, Qantas have flights from £320 all in (May and June, also bookable from major online agents).
British Airways currently have a worldwide sale to many destinations. London – Hong Kong return for £329 all in is probably their best offering (thanks in part to Oasis.) Travel must be between 1st May and 27th June. Similar fares can be found with the online agents.
We found some all-in return fares in May on Virgin Atlantic from £345.
Cathay Pacific will charge you from £389 all in for their special offer London to HK flights via their website. Like Air NZ, travel until June 14th, September or November. Note, the outbound leg must be taken on a Monday or Tuesday.
Note, Qantas and BA have seat pitch of 31″, less than Cathay’s and Oasis Airlines’ 32″.
And of course you can find return prices on Oasis on some available dates for under £300.
But that Air NZ fare looks pretty good. So this really is a great time to get over to Hong Kong…
With the announcement by Fly Asian Xpress to purchase 10 Airbus A330s (plus a ‘call’ option for another 5) indicates a new chapter in the budget long-haul sector. Essentially this means Air Asia will start ultra-cheap long haul services out of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Flight destinations are expected to be UK, Australia, India, China and Japan.
For more details see our article Fly Asian Xpress / Air Asia X
With Oasis Hong Kong Airlines operating cut-price flights from Hong Kong to London (soon to add a Hong Kong to Vancouver, Canada service) and even Ryanair stating their intention to set up a low-cost Trans-Atlantic service, the sector is certainly hotting up.