Observatory cancels warning at 11.40 pm, as local winds continue to weaken.

Airline holds second leg of ticket giveaway under ‘Hello Hong Kong’ campaign, days after Tokyo begins releasing treated waste water from Fukushima nuclear plant.

Hong Kong Airlines says popular destinations Japan and Thailand already back to pre-coronavirus levels as it launches ticket giveaway.

Rail and road links to Osaka’s Kansai airport halted on Tuesday as typhoon made landfall in western Japan.

Queue for round-trip tickets from Narita, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka or Sapporo airports drew more than 9,000 hopefuls just two minutes into online lucky draw.

First Greater Bay Airlines flight to Osaka from Hong Kong took off on Friday morning, with return leg set for 6pm.

Legislator says airport alone needs about 25,000 extra workers to get back to full capacity and problem would worsen when third runway opens.

Kyushu is Japan’s southernmost major island, and any trip there should include eating at Fukuoka’s famed yatai food stalls, a relaxing hot spring bath in Beppu, and a glamping trip out to the Goto Islands.

Hong Kong International Aviation Academy has joined with Hong Kong Airlines to offer programme, with plan to partner with local universities and flying schools over border and overseas

Fledgling airline, which has three aircraft at present, places order for 15 Boeing 737-9 planes and signed letter of intent to buy five of its 787 Dreamliners.

More than 50,000 people waited in Cathay Pacific’s online queue at one point for tickets as part of government’s ‘Hello Hong Kong’ campaign to lure travellers.

Devi Rajaram, 33, was among those in city state hoping to score one of 12,500 tickets up for grabs but felt ‘disappointed after the long wait’.

Flagship carrier Cathay Pacific wraps up first batch of giveaways, for tourists from Thailand, after just 45 minutes.

Hong Kong’s four carriers, Cathay Pacific, HK Express, Hong Kong Airlines and Greater Bay Airlines will distribute 65 per cent of free air tickets.

Travellers struggle to rearrange travel plans; many pay extra to rebook trips after Japan lifts travel restrictions after just 10 days.

Hong Kong Airlines’ debt restructuring plan has been approved by creditors, the Post has learned, removing a key hurdle for the carrier to tackle US$6.2 billion of liabilities.

Hong Kong Airlines is set to face a second hearing next month on its US$6.2 billion debt restructuring in a British court, as bondholders plan to vote against the proposal.

Head of Tourism Board says plan is part of global promotion next year once Hong Kong removes all epidemic curbs for arrivals.

While government confirms a decision on the routes once held by Cathay Dragon has been made, details are not being released.

But government pandemic adviser suggests three-day hotel requirement does not go far enough as city attempts to keep new Omicron variant out.

The airline, backed by the bankrupt HNA Group, cites in its redundancy notices its plans to reduce operating capacity going forward.

A source says however that if the ailing carrier ultimately has to axe jobs, up to 40 per cent of staff will be made redundant.

The struggling carrier, long beset by cash-flow problems, will temporarily fly only eight Airbus A330 jets, with an emphasis on air freight.

High Court filing by Hip Hing Construction Company did not provide any details, only mentioning dues of HK$216 million and an interest of HK$80.4 million for late payment.

The carrier on Saturday acknowledged a discrepancy in the employee headcount given to the government after ex-flight attendants filed a complaint.

The rallying cry by the leader of HNA Group, appointed in February 2020 by regulators and the Hainan provincial government to lead the company’s debt workout, comes a day after one of China’s largest private conglomerates received a court petition to undergo bankruptcy restructuring.

HNA Group’s acquisition spree came to an end in 2017 when China’s financial regulators, fearful of risks to the banking industry, cracked down on the debt-fed binge.