Taiwan’s Starlux eyes 5 daily round-trip flights on new Hong Kong-Taipei route in future

A Taiwanese airline is aiming to operate five daily round-trip flights on its Hong Kong-Taipei route that will debut later this month with an initial two. Tony Cho, the general manager of Starlux Airlines’ Hong Kong branch, said on Thursday the carrier would also recruit more staff from the city, though he did not specify a timeline for additional hires or the increase to five daily flights. “After the pandemic, the tourism industry is recovering rapidly, Cathay Pacific and other airlines in Hong Kong are hiring more employees and increasing flights,” he said. “The industry will catch up and even go beyond the level from before the pandemic, therefore we are very confident to enter the Hong Kong market right now." The airline will offer two daily round-trip flights between the city and Taipei Taoyuan International Airport beginning on July 16. The flights will take off from Hong Kong at 10.55am and 7.45pm respectively, with a travel time of one hour and 40 minutes. The return flights from Taipei will take off at 8am and 4.50pm.<br/>