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Sen Yai
October 25th, 2006, 20:02
A new airline will be launched tomorrow offering low-cost long-haul flights - I think this is a first and will hopefully start a trend or at least a price-war!

'Oasis Hong Kong' will offer flights between Hong Kong and London (Gatwick) for ┬г75 one-way making a return ticket, with tax, just ┬г261 and Business Class for ┬г470. Adding an AirAsia trip HKG-BKK could make for very cheap flights to LoS!

Oasis plan to add routes Berlin, Cologne and Milan, followed by San Fransisco and Chicago.

They boast a fleet of 747-400's "previously owned by Singapore Airlines" implying that they are not operating some old crates like Phuket Air tried to do! They also provide meals, booze and 14 channels of person-screen entertainment!


Oasis Hong Kong (http://www.oasishongkong.com/gb/en/home.aspx)

Sen Yai
October 26th, 2006, 03:32
Before any other geenyus feels obliged to point it out...


The inaugural flight of Hong Kong's first budget airline, Oasis, has failed to make it off the ground.
The flight to London Gatwick was meant to leave at 1300 local time (0500 GMT), but was delayed after Russia held back its right to overfly Russian territory.

BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6082816.stm)