Travel Sep. 09, 2008 - 05:41AM JST ( 1 )

Hong Kong Express Airways is expanding its rout network across Asia with the addition of four new popular destinations, all launching this month.

The airline is adding Osaka; Phuket, Thailand; Denpasar, Indonesia; and Manila, Philippines to its offerings: in time for holiday-makers to take advantage of the new routes for the up-coming peak Christmas season.

On Sept 6, Hong Kong Express Airways started flying daily to and from Osaka, leaving Hong Kong at 10:45 a.m. and arriving in Osaka at 15:25 and leaving Osaka at 16:25 to arrive in Hong Kong at 19:30.

The first flight to Phuket will take off on Sept 10, operating every Wednesday and Sunday. Monday and Tuesday flights will be added from October 13 onwards to offer more flexible schedules for travellers.

Flights to Denpasar will begin from September 11, offering two flights per week. Starting from mid-October, there will be four flights a week.

Daily flights to Manila will start operation on September 25, leaving Hong Kong at 20:30 and arriving in Manila at 22:30 and leaving Manila at 07:55 and arriving in Hong Kong at 10:00.

All flight schedules are confirmed until the end of October, after which the airline will issue new flight timetables for each destination.

In the past few months, Hong Kong Express has rapidly expanded and strengthened its network in the Asian region. It now offers flights to 18 destinations across Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, China, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan.