Return flights from London to Hong kong for £75 discussion

phillai

In this morning's Metro on the front page, there was an interesting article about return flights from London to Hong Kong for £75 with Oasis Hong Kong Airlines.
Is there any truth to, as and when, this will happen?
This is the website but it seems to be down since this morning.
http://www.oasis-air.com/en/index.asp
I so wanna take up on this offer! But will there be any other catches?
Any charge for luggage? How much would tax be?
This was what is also shown on the cheapflights website...

A new low-cost airline has announced plans to offer budget flights from London Gatwick to Hong Kong from June, Reuters reports.

Although still awaiting clearance from the authorities, Oasis Hong Kong Airlines is set to become Hong Kong's first no-frills carrier and plans to offer British tourists some tempting deals.

Run by a husband and wife team, the airline plans to undercut the fares charged by rivals flying between London and Hong Kong by 40 to 50 per cent.

That would allow Oasis to offer return tickets between the two locations for as low as HK$1,000 (£75).

Oasis will operate only long-haul routes, something of a rarity for the low-cost flight industry.

But the airline is convinced it can beat market incumbents such as Cathay Pacific Airways by keeping costs to a minimum.

"We'll keep a very lean and mean organisation, and we'll outsource everything we can," said founder Raymond Lee.

Eyeing a stock market floatation in 2007, Oasis is convinced it can operate a 25 strong fleet within five years.

It initially plans to offer flights to London, Chicago, Cologne, Berlin, Oakland and Milan but hopes to fly to 15 destinations by 2011.

Even if Oasis ultimately fails, British tourists could still win in the medium-term, with other airlines operating between London and Hong Kong, such as BA and Virgin Atlantic, expected to chop their prices in response.

rachaelc_2

I noticed this in the paper today as well and had to check the date wasn't 1st April as this is an unbelivable offer!!! My partner recently won 3 free nights in Hong Kong but we gotta sort out the flights, if this is the case then its a brill offer!!! Ive just tried the website too and its still down.........

phillai

Just read some more stuff...
The service starts in October with 5 flights a week.
There are 81 business class seats and 278 economy seats. Food will be provided with the option of paying for an 'upgraded' meal.
It's unlcear how many of the seats on each flight will sell for £75 and the price does not include tax.

pin

It is rumoured that only 10% of the seats will be available at these low rates. Total cost will be probably £250 including all taxes and charges.

The planes have been leased from SQ, which hopefully means there will be a decent IFE system.

phillai

Even at £250, that's still very cheap don't you think?

sloppychops

phillai wrote:

Even at £250, that's still very cheap don't you think?

But £75 would of been even more tempting.

Chubby_Cheeks

The web site is working now. They're looking to start in October and will be taking bookings from August. I've signed up to their newsletter through the website.

http://www.oasis-air.com/en/index.asp

dixie_dean_2

What about your grandchildren?

blindman

Business article on Oasis Air. Halfway down....

Flyertalk Thread with some more links

heatherw_01

The site is very slow at the moment, but very interested in this if they do sell at that price!

Managed for the front page to load and it says 'starting in October 2006' not june?