Hong Kong Airlines announces daily flights to New Zealand

Hong Kong Airlines will start daily services to Auckland in November, the latest in a growing number of carriers to serve New Zealand. The service will further fuel the tourism boom, with the Chinese market the fastest growing of them all. The airline will launch its first daily direct service to Auckland Nov 10. It will use an Airbus A332 aircraft with 283 seats, including 24 business class seats. There had been a steady increase year on year in the number of Hong Kong and China travellers visiting New Zealand. According to official figures as of March 2016, the total number of visitors from Hong Kong and China has recorded a rise in 19.1% and 27.8% respectively. In total about 380,000 Chinese come to New Zealand and within 2 years they are forecast to be the biggest spenders. <br/>