Greater Bay Airlines celebrates the inaugural flight to Tokyo

Officiating guests of the Inaugural Ceremony of Greater Bay Airlines’ Hong Kong – Tokyo Service held at the Hong Kong International Airport (from third of right): Mrs Vivian K Cheung, Chief Operating Officer, Airport Authority Hong Kong; Mr Jimmy Ng Wing-ka, Member, Legislative Council, HKSAR; Professor Arthur Li Kwok-cheung, Director, Greater Bay Airlines Company Limited; Mr Victor Liu Chi-yung, Director-General of Civil Aviation, Civil Aviation Department; Mr Algernon Yau Ying-wah, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, HKSAR; Mr Kevin Yeung Yun-hung, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, HKSAR; Mr Lam Sai-hung, Secretary for Transport and Logistics, HKSAR; Mr Wong Cho Bau, Chairman, Greater Bay Airlines Company Limited; Mr Jack So Chak-kwong, Chairman, Airport Authority Hong Kong; Dr Peter Lam Kin-ngok, Chairman, Hong Kong Trade Development Council; Ir Simon Li, President, Hong Kong International Aviation Academy; Mr Eric Tsang Chi-wai, General Manager (Content Operations), Television Broadcasts Limited; and Mr Stanley Hui Hon-chung, Chief Executive Officer, Greater Bay Airlines Company Limited.

Officiating guests of the Inaugural Ceremony of Greater Bay Airlines’ Tokyo – Hong Kong Service held at the Narita International Airport (from second of right): Ms Hirokiyo Matsumoto, Deputy Administrator of Narita International Airport, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan; Mr Kazunori Hori, Regional Director – Japan, Hong Kong Tourism Board; Mr Jimmy Ng Wing-ka, Member, Legislative Council, HKSAR; Mr Stanley Hui Hon-chung, Chief Executive Officer, Greater Bay Airlines Company Limited; Ms Winsome Au, Representative, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Tokyo), HKSAR; Mr Eric Tsang Chi-wai, General Manager (Content Operations), Television Broadcasts Limited; and Mr Makoto Tanabe, Executive Director, Narita International Airport.

(12 January 2023) Greater Bay Airlines (GBA) today held the inaugural ceremony of its Hong Kong – Tokyo service at the Hong Kong International Airport to celebrate the launch of the airline’s third destination of its network. This new scheduled service will operate daily between Hong Kong and Tokyo (Narita International Airport).

The ceremony was officiated by Mr Wong Cho Bau, Chairman of GBA; Mr Stanley Hui Hon-chung, Chief Executive Officer of GBA; Professor Arthur Li Kwok-cheung, Director of GBA, together with Mr Lam Sai-hung, Secretary for Transport and Logistics of the HKSAR; Mr Kevin Yeung Yun-hung, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism of the HKSAR; Mr Algernon Yau Ying-wah, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of the HKSAR; Mr Jack So Chak-kwong, Chairman of Airport Authority Hong Kong; Dr Peter Lam Kin-ngok, Chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, and a number of distinguished industry leaders.

Mr Wong Cho Bau, Chairman of GBA, said at the ceremony, “We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the HKSAR Government for negotiating with the Japanese authorities so that our Hong Kong – Tokyo service can be launched as scheduled today. As a young airline in Hong Kong, we will continue to strive for excellence in an innovative way for our valued customers.”

Mr Lam Sai-hung, Secretary for Transport and Logistics of the HKSAR, said, “I believe that the continuous development of the Greater Bay Airlines will provide more diversified aviation services to passengers and help enhance the air transport network between Hong Kong, or the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the rest of the world, bringing a positive impact on the role of Hong Kong as an international aviation hub as outlined in the National 14th Five-year Plan.”

Mr Jack So Chak-kwong, Chairman of Airport Authority Hong Kong, said, “I am pleased to witness today the addition of a new route by Greater Bay Airlines, providing passengers with more choices. The expansion of air network by local carriers is very important for Hong Kong International Airport to further consolidate its status as an aviation hub. I look forward to the launch of more new routes by local airlines in the near future.”

GBA’s new Hong Kong – Tokyo, Narita service offers a convenient schedule with a daily morning flight for Hong Kong travellers. The flight schedule is as follows:

Flight No.	From	To	Departure/Arrival	Days of Week
HB530	Hong Kong	Tokyo, Narita	0920/1450	Daily
HB531	Tokyo, Narita	Hong Kong	1600/2015	Daily

To book a trip, customers may visit the GBA website (www.greaterbay-airlines.com) or contact their travel agents.

GBA commenced scheduled service in July 2022 and is currently operating flights to Bangkok, Taipei and Tokyo. For more information, please visit www.greaterbay-airlines.com.

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