£75 flights, Gatwick to Hong Kong RETURN

[liam2me]

yup thats the new airline deal that coming in the pipeline. a new company called Oasis Hong Kong Airlines is hoping to start flying in october. £75 return-you would pay more with aer lingus from london to cork. Hong Kong to become a hub for the far east and oceana by the looks of this. WOHOO

this (http://www.oasis-air.com/en/index.asp) is the official site

google it to get all the news links about the price deals

[jungle]

Oh Dear

Russia clips budget airline's wings
By Adam Fresco

Hundreds of passengers who paid £75 to fly from Hong Kong to London are left stranded by officials


THE inaugural flight of a low-fare airline between Hong Kong and London was cancelled yesterday after Russian officials refused it permission to fly over their airspace.



The Oasis Hong Kong Airlines Boeing 747, with fares starting at £75 one way plus tax, was to have taken off from Hong Kong early yesterday for Gatwick. But the 300-plus passengers and the chairman faced the delay because the flight was apparently not cleared to fly over Russia. Before the passengers trooped off the aircraft, and their luggage was unloaded, television footage showed them milling around the cabin.

Ken Chadd, the commercial director, said: “It’s extremely unfortunate and we are very disappointed. We are doing all we can to resolve the problem.

“We paid for the overfly rights, and we got the approval code, and yet at the last minute they held us up. We have not had any explanation.”

The first flight from Gatwick was meant to take off tonight but that is now in doubt.

A spokeswoman for the airline said: “The flight has not taken off from Hong Kong and we still don’t know when it will. It may be tomorrow but we have not had that confirmed.”

Ten per cent of the 278 economy seats are being offered at the low price, with fares rising to a maximum of £315 in high season. Oasis is also offering a business-class return starting at £1,071, including tax. Virgin fly daily for £380 return including taxes. British Airways’ cheapest flight is £550 in economy.

Given that an Oasis round-trip costs only £261, including taxes, passengers might assume that things will be a little sparse. But the airline is offering seat-back televisions, two hot meals, blankets and pillows and complimentary tea, coffee and water.

The new carrier will run four flights a week, increasing to a daily service between Gatwick and Hong Kong by the end of November. Since tickets went on sale more than a month ago Oasis has sold 20,000 seats.

Traditionally airlines have struggled to make the budget airline business model work on long-haul routes. However, Oasis hopes to overcome this with the extra revenue it could make from its business cabin.Oasis, which is owned by Hong Kong investors, has two Boeing 747-400s with 359 seats, including 81 “luxury business” seats.

Steve Miller, chief executive at Oasis, said: “Our vision is to open up the Far East as a destination by offering affordable, long-haul travel with no compromise on comfort, safety or service.”

[ubernerd]

thought the original post was from today.
i remember a load of people paying out for flygreen cheaps flights a couple of years back.

the airline went bust before a single flight got off the ground.

[markinmanc]

The Russians seem to have a habit of doing this iirc.