Due to the time difference, the departure time at the London airport has been determined first, while the departure time at Xiangjiang is 8:40 tomorrow morning. However, the departure time at the Los Angeles airport has not yet been determined, and the airline can only take off at night
Waiting for the news from there, tickets will be officially sold tomorrow morning, and tickets for the London route will go on sale at 5:30 that afternoon.
There are three flights to London every week, and the time is 1:35, and the return time from London to Xiangjiang is still 1:35, but the departure time there is 8:20 pm London time.
After the announcement of the flight number of Xiangjiang Airlines, it aroused heated discussion among many passengers in Xiangjiang. Especially after the arrival of two Boeing 747-2oo from Tokyo and Taipei, they entered Xiangjiang Aircraft Engineering Company for maintenance and inspection. They were sure that
The London route is just the beginning of Xiangjiang Airlines, and more routes will be launched later.
Especially after the flight tickets to London were sold at a 20% discount, these citizens looked as if they were like this. They knew that after the Li Group entered the aviation industry, the price of air tickets in Hong Kong would definitely be reduced.
In the past, when Cathay Pacific monopolized the Hong Kong aviation market, there had never been any discount sales. They had no competitors and passengers in Hong Kong had no choice. Although there are some other regional airlines that have flights to Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific has
They won't do it if they don't sell it at a discount.
Xiangjiang Airlines has set such a precedent. If they do not follow the discount, their business will be very bleak, and Xiangjiang citizens will also be able to enjoy more discounts.
Although it is already time for dinner, Zhao Wenhua and the airline's top management are still not off work. They are still making final arrangements for tomorrow's flight, and they must ensure that the first flight tomorrow can take off smoothly.
Zhao Wenhua admired Li Guangyu's foresight very much. He did not pay attention to Cathay Pacific Airways, but took over the most important Xiangjiang Aircraft Engineering Company. With this company, he could ensure that Xiangjiang Airlines would not be controlled by others.
On the contrary, Cathay Pacific's aircraft will have to turn to Heung Kong Aircraft Engineering Company for help in terms of maintenance and guarantee. If Li Guangyu embarrasses Cathay Pacific in this regard, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult for them.
However, he knew that Li Guangyu would not do this unless it was absolutely necessary. Xiangjiang Aircraft Engineering Company was established to serve all aircraft coming to and taking off from Xiangjiang and their airlines. This is also for the safety of passengers.
The suspension of services has a huge impact on Cathay Pacific's services, and public opinion in Hong Kong will also criticize the Lee Group.
Zhao Wenhua said: "Junchang, tomorrow's crew members must be properly arranged. This time our airline will definitely become the focus of attention from all parties, and any problem will be infinitely magnified. You must instruct them to pay attention to all details.
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Wang Junchang said: "Don't worry, I specially held a meeting and emphasized this again and again. There should be no problems tomorrow."
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At eight o'clock the next morning, not only the top executives of Xiangjiang Airlines came to the airport, but also many top executives from the Lee Group attended the airline's flight ceremony. Among them, Li Xuemei, Yuan Tianfan, Qing Hong and Zhou Xiaoning were all present.
Coming here shows that the Lee Group attaches great importance to airlines.
Naturally, journalists from all walks of life in Hong Kong did not lag behind and came to Kai Tak Airport for interviews. They had not seen so many senior executives of the Lee Group attend an event at the same time for a long time. This time, all the executives of the Lee Group in Hong Kong were
Appearing here is enough to see the thoughts of Li's consortium.
Li Xuemei, who has been in charge of the Li Family Group's affairs in Hong Kong for a long time, has become the subject of interviews with many reporters. The other three executives are all relatively professional. Only Li Xuemei has contributed to the Li Group's foundation in Xiangjiang since the expansion of the Li Family Group.
The Li Group can expand externally with peace of mind.
A reporter from Oriental Daily asked: "Ms. Li, today so many senior executives of your Li family are attending the flight ceremony of Xiangjiang Airlines today. I wonder if Li Sheng and Mrs. Li will come to attend?"
Li Xuemei said: "We are committed to building Xiangjiang Airlines into a world-class airline. This time our Lee Group attaches great importance to this. We even ordered 60 aircraft for this purpose. As long as these aircraft are in place, we will
Xiangjiang Airlines will become the largest airline in Asia. Li Sheng and his wife will naturally attend this event. The airline is a very important part of our Li Group."
These reporters were also shocked by the number of aircraft Li Xuemei said. Cathay Pacific currently has less than 20 aircraft, and the best Tokyo Airlines only has more than 40 aircraft. Xiangjiang Airlines purchased 60 aircraft at one time.
To build a plane, the Li Group is really ambitious.
A reporter from Sing Tao Daily said: "Ms. Li, I'm afraid that Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport will not be able to accommodate the departures of so many of your planes by then, and it won't be able to accommodate them on the flights. I wonder what your plans are?"
Kai Tak Airport is too small, and the expansion part has not yet been completed. The sudden addition of so many flights from Xiangjiang Airlines will put a huge load on the airport.
Li Xuemei said: "No need to worry about this, our airline's planes will not be able to come back all at once. These planes will arrive one after another in the next one or two years. By then we will have Kai Tak Airport
The expansion is probably almost complete, which is enough to meet the flight schedule of our airline."
At 8:20 in the morning, Li Guangyu, Cao Weiqing and several senior executives, together with Zhao Wenhua, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the launch of the Hong Kong Airlines flight. The only thing that Li Guangyu regretted was that the plane was rented and did not belong to Hong Kong Airlines.
Li Guangyu said at the ceremony: "Thank you everyone for your warm arrival, and also thank the passengers who chose to fly with our Hong Kong Airlines. Our Li's mission is still the same as that of Kowloon Bus and Hong Kong Telephone Company. We will work hard to serve everyone and let
Everyone can enjoy convenience and peace of mind, and our prices will definitely be lower than those of other airlines."
The people present still have great trust in what Li Guangyu said. The actions of Kowloon Bus and Heung Kong Telephone Group in the past few years are the best proof.
A reporter asked: "Mr. Li, you currently have two Boeing passenger planes. In addition to the London route, do you have other routes?"
Li Guangyu said: "In addition to the London route this time, the other route is Los Angeles. We have also set a time to fly directly to Los Angeles every Monday and Thursday. It will take off at three o'clock this afternoon. I think the airport has started selling tickets now.
And our four Airbus A3oo-B4s will arrive here in less than two hours. Starting tomorrow, we will fly direct to Tokyo, Taipei, Bangkok and Singapore, once a day."
These reporters only thought that Xiangjiang Airlines only had two planes, but they did not expect that four more planes would arrive today. It seems that Xiangjiang Airlines will still offer a 20% discount, and they will have more choices for travel.
After dealing with reporters, Li Guangyu and Cao Weiqing went to the plane to express their gratitude to these passengers for choosing Xiangjiang Airlines. At the same time, they and the flight attendants also presented them with Xiangjiang Airlines souvenirs.
Since ticket sales only started at 5pm yesterday, there were only half of the passengers on this flight, and the interior of the plane still looked a bit empty.
Due to time constraints, Li Guangyu and Cao Weiqing only stayed on the plane for less than five minutes before getting off the plane. After leaving and running here, they watched the plane take off from a safe place with the senior executives of the Li family.
Li Guangyu said to Zhao Wenhua on the side: "Our airline tickets are sold at 20% off for all regions. If a company follows us, you can continue to reduce the price, as long as it can ensure that the company does not lose money."