FLIGHTS COMMENCING OPERATIONS ON SEP 13
When Terminal 4 reopens, 16 airlines will relocate to the terminal in stages in September and October.
Cathay Pacific and Korean Air will move to Terminal 4 on reopening day. The first flight to arrive at the terminal on Sep 13 will be a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong at 3.05pm, while the first departure flight will be a Cathay Pacific flight to Hong Kong at 6pm on the same day.
AirAsia Group will commence operations on Sep 15, while Cebu Pacific, Juneyao Air, Jeju Air, Bamboo Airways and HK Express will follow suit on Sep 20.
Other airlines such as Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air and Thai VietJet Air will move from other terminals two days later on Sep 22.
The reopening of Terminal 4 will ensure that the air hub can meet the increasing demand for travel as the year-end peak approaches, said CAG in its news release.
“It’s been about five months since we reopened our borders to vaccinated travellers. And in that time, we have now seen our passenger volumes rise to a weekly average of about 58 per cent of what it was pre-COVID. And that is in 2019,” said Mr Iswaran.
“In terms of flights, (it) is actually more around 64 per cent. And importantly, when we look ahead to the winter period … around the peak seasons of November, December, January, the flights are likely to increase to about 80 per cent of pre-COVID levels.”
To meet the year-end increased traveller demand, the aviation industry also plans to recruit another 3,500 to 4,000 employees, added Mr Iswaran.