Hong Kong Airlines is starting its expansion across the Pacific with a daily flight to Vancouver, Canada, giving Canada’s western gateway three daily non-stops to Hong Kong.
The service, starting June 30, will use an A330. Flight times are 12:40 eastbound and 13:40 westbound, but the International Date Line will play havoc with passengers’ perceptions. The Vancouver-bound flight leaves Hong Kong at 12:30 pm, and arrives in Vancouver at 10:10 am the same day—more than 2 hours before it left.
The illusion vanishes in the other direction when the plane leaves Vancouver at 12:10 and arrives in Hong Kong at 4:50 pm the next day.
The route is also served by Air Canada and Cathay Pacific.
With a catchment area covering Auckland, Gold Coast, Shanghai, Sanya, Bangkok, Bali, Tokyo, Sapporo, Beijing and Okinawa. Hong Kong Airlines has a lot to offer travellers to the American continent.
I lost a day going San Francisco to Sydney. Never did find it. Strange feeling of loss.
Including the unique opportunity to arrive in Vancouver “before” leaving Hong Kong!