HongKong Airways is able to return bg time. The airline is on the lookout for 1000 further employees to hitch the service. Instances are good for HX

To make the necessity for employees extra clear, Hong Kong Airways introduced wage increments for crew and floor employees.

This can embrace an 8% fundamental wage pay rise and as much as a ten% improve to the flying hourly charge for crew members.

In distinction, all floor employees will obtain a 5% fundamental wage pay rise plus a discretionary 5% quarterly variable incentive efficient 1 January 2023. The distribution of such quarterly variable incentives relies on the Firm’s efficiency and particular person efficiency as achieved in particular efficiency requirements set within the appraisal. Workers might be notified individually for particulars.  

Hong Kong Airways Chairman Mr. Hou Wei expressed his honest appreciation to the employees, noting that the adjustment is a recognition of everybody’s dedication which has supported the Firm’s journey of using out the storm.

He stated: “Our employees has continued to embody the spirit of ‘Really Hong Kong,’ to stay vigilant whereas additionally delivering the absolute best providers to the Firm and our clients all through the pandemic.”

The Hong Kong-based service expects to extend its flight operations to 30 sectors per day by January 2023, reaching 30% of these at pre-pandemic ranges, flying to fifteen regional locations, together with Tokyo, Osaka, Okinawa, Sapporo, Seoul, Bangkok, Manila, Hanoi, Taipei, Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Chengdu, and Haikou, which is 50% of the operation degree earlier than the pandemic.

The Firm can also be seeking to return to 75% of its working capability by the tip of 2023 and 100% of its operations by mid-2024. 

To additional help its flight resumption in 2023, the Firm just lately re-activated employees beforehand on Lengthy Pay Depart again to their positions.

It can additionally resume its recruitment program to rent 1,000 new employees by the tip of 2023. This can embrace 120 pilots, 500 cabin crew, and 380 floor employees that might be employed each domestically and abroad, bringing the whole workforce again to 60% to 70% of pre-pandemic ranges. 

“We’ve got leveraged each journey restoration alternative over the previous few months amidst unprecedented pent-up demand, and we proceed to see optimistic enterprise development, significantly from the Japanese markets.

After reopening Chinese language borders, Mainland China would be the subsequent market to contribute considerably to our journey restoration efforts. As such, our flights to the Mainland double as much as 35 sectors per week ranging from 10 January to supply extra journey choices for our clients,” Hou added. 

Established in 2006, Hong Kong Airways is a full-service airline firmly rooted in Hong Kong. The airline flies to 25 locations throughout the Asia Pacific and at present maintains 86 interline and 16 codeshares with a number of airline companions and ferry service suppliers.

Hong Kong Airways operates an all-Airbus fleet. It has been awarded the internationally acclaimed four-star ranking from Skytrax since 2011.