HongKong Airlines and HongKong Express are two large Hong Kong based carriers that operate flights from Hong Kong to various destinations across China and the Far East. Their extensive network covers Beijing, Shanghai and Guilin in China, as well as Seoul, Osaka, Manila, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Mihn City and many other destinations across Asia... They are not necessarily the cheapest, but they'll save you the hassle of travelling across the border to Macau or Shenzhen... For more information and bookings: http://www.hongkongexpress.com
Viva Macau is a Macau-based carrier that offers low-cost schedule flights to some Asia-Pacific destination, like: Tokyo, Jakarta, Ho chi mihn, Sydney, Pusan (Korea), Phuket (Thailand) and the Maldives. They also have some good holiday packages. For more information and bookings: http://www.flyvivamacau.com/en
As at the beginning of 2010, Viva Macau is about to be eliminated - click here for more details.
Australian airline, Jetstar, operates discounted direct flights between Hong Kong and the towns of Perth, Darwin and Cairns in Australia's (via Singapore). They also service other destinations in Southeast Asia. Click here for more information and bookings
Valuair, a sister company of Jetstar, operates low-cost direct flights between Macau, Singapore and an array of destinations across Australia and Southeast Asia. For more information and bookings, click here.
Tiger Airways is a Singapore based company that operates discounted flights from Singapore to many East Asian cities, as well as to Perth in Australia.
Flights to Singapore and Perth depart from Macau's airport. The company also operates direct flights to Singapore from Shenzhen and Guangzhou, on the Chinese side of the Hong Kong-China border. For more information and bookings : www.tigerairways.com
Malaysia based Air Asia is Asia's largest low-cost carrier, with an extensive network of flights across Southeast Asia. They operate direct flights from Hong Kong, Macau and Shenzhen to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur, from which they have flights to many destinations across southeast Asia, including some holiday resorts...
Recently launched Air Asia X is Southeast Asia's first low-cost long-haul airline. Associated with Air Asia, the newly born airline will operate low-cost flights between Kuala Lumpur and various cities in Oceania, Europe and the Americas.
For more information and bookings : www.airasia.com
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Bangkok Airways is not a low-cost carrier as such, but its direct flights from Hong Kong to the island of Koh Samui (Thailand) and from Macau to Bangkok work out to be quite cheap and convinient. www.bangkokair.com
Cebu Pacific operates low-cost flights from Hong Kong (and Macau) to Manila, Cebu, Davao and other destinations across the Philippines. www.cebupacificair.com
Hong Kong's online travel agencies are another good option, when you look for discounted flights. Here are links to two of them:
Aerohkg - www.aerohkg.com
Zuji - www.zuji.com.hk
Those agencies normally make use of free seats on intercontinental flights that stop in several Far-East destinations. For example: Finnair stops at Bangkok on its way from Hong Kong to Helsinki and vice versa. There are, therefore, some vacant seats on the Hong Kong - Bangkok section of the flight, and those are sold at a discounted rate by the online travel agencies.
Those special deals are also available through physical travel bureaus... just hang around town and keep your eyes open...
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You may also want to read more about:
Hong Kong International Airport
Flying via Shenzhen International Airport
