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1 September 2026

At $1100 less, does Hong Kong Airlines’ budget business deliver?

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At $1100 less, does Hong Kong Airlines’ budget business deliver?

I flew from Hong Kong in an old flat-lying seat on this second-tier airline. Some frills were missing, but there was little to complain about.

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