SINCE taking over the China routes previously serviced by Cathay Pacific and expanding that network, Dragonair has become well established as Hong Kong's carrier to China.
At International Travel Expo '94 (ITE), however, as well as highlighting that role, the airline is keen to stress its growing activities as a regional niche market carrier.
Weekly scheduled services on Dragonair now fly from Hong Kong to Bangladesh, Japan, Thailand and Cambodia, as well as China.
Dragonair recently doubled the frequency of its flights to Hiroshima to four per week and also added an additional flight to Phuket in Thailand . This also brought the frequency up to four.
In March, Dragonair added extra capacity to cope with its expanding network when it took delivery of its seventh Airbus A-320. It has also increased the frequency of its flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Dalian and Hangzhou.
Beijing now has a twice daily service, while frequencies to Shanghai have been increased from twice daily to 16 per week.