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Hong Kong to 'give away' 500,000 free airline tickets

Air
Will Payne
6 October 2022

Hong Kong will reportedly give away 500,000 free airline tickets in a bid to boost its Covid-19-hit tourism industry.

Cathay Pacific said it would be offering an additional 30,000-plus Heathrow seats during November and December

The move comes after the destination eased its Covid entry rules in recent weeks, but some airlines are said to have struggled to get their flight schedules back to pre-pandemic levels.

Speaking to the BBC, Dane Cheng, executive director of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, said: "The airport authority will finalise the arrangement with airline companies.

"Once the government announces it will remove all Covid-19 restrictions for inbound travellers, we’ll roll out the advertising campaigns for the free air tickets."