Fast-track transfer service for private fliers in Hong Kong enjoys smooth take-off, as operator eyes growing market
- Hong Kong Business Aviation Centre offering seamless transfer service for passengers between commercial flights and private jets, with chairman hailing positive roll-out
- ‘The response has been good so far. Those who tried out the service were happy about the carefree experience, which was really time-saving and convenient,’ he says
The Hong Kong Business Aviation Centre (HKBAC), the city’s only franchised fixed-base operator for business aircraft support services, rolled out the initiative last month.
The service means passengers transferring between commercial flights and private jets can skip Hong Kong’s immigration procedures or forego taking their luggage to a counter upon arrival.
Fliers are instead accompanied by HKBAC staff members to the centre, located at the airport, and can directly board their jet, while their belongings are taken care of.
The service can shorten the transfer time for passengers heading between commercial flights and business jets, going from the 1½ hours needed for the traditional route to between 30 and 50 minutes.
HKBAC chairman Allen Fung Yuk-lun told the Post this week that he hoped the JetLink Service could entice more premium clients into trying out business jets or charter flights that catered to more than 10 people per aircraft, depending on its size.