Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals
Hong Kong Airlines launches its first direct scheduled flight from Hong Kong to Yonago, a city of Tottori Prefecture in Japan on 14 September 2016. It flies to Yonago on Wednesdays and Saturdays using its Airbus A320 aircraft.
On 14 September 2016, Hong Kong Airlines flight HX6650 departs from Hong Kong for Yonago's Miho-Yonago Airport at 12.05 pm, arrives in Yonago at 4.10 pm before leaving Yonago at 5.10 pm for Hong Kong and touching down in Hong Kong at 7.55 pm under flight HX6651.
Yonago will be the eighth Japanese city destination on Hong Kong Airlines' Japan route network. Hong Kong Airlines has twice-daily flights to Okinawa, Tokyo, one daily flight to Osaka, five-time weekly services to Sapporo, Kagoshima and twice-weekly flights to Okayama in the Chugoku region in Western Honshu and Miyazaki. It will be the only airline to fly between Hong Kong and Yonago.
The 90 per cent mountainous region of Tottori Prefecture, situated in the northeastern part of the Chugoku region in Japan, has four distinct seasons with very high amount of precipitation in July and September. It boasts a wide range of local produce including Japanese watermelons, 20th century pears, oysters and Matsuba crabs.
Tottori Prefecture is blessed with Japan's largest sand dunes, Tottori Sand Dunes. Spanning 16 km long and 2 km wide along the coast, wind and tide weaves together unique ripples and sand screens that evolve every minute. Tourists can choose adrenaline-pumping paragliding and sandboarding or strolling on a horse-cart or a camel or riding a cable car for panoramic views of the coastline. In addition, the hot springs from the sea floor of Miho Bay in the prefecture is said to improve digestion and relieve muscular pain.
The Prefecture is Japan's "Manga Kingdom", as it is home of Japanese comics artists behind the celebrated GeGeGe no Kitaro and Great Detective Conan. A ride on the Kitaro train or a walk along the yokai statue-lined Mizuki Shigeru Road will transport any visitor into the fantasy manga world.
As the original site of Mingei (folk craft) movement, Tottori Prefecture is also well-known for its traditional pottery and utensils inspired by the beauty of daily life.
With the new Hong Kong - Yonago route, passengers from Southeast Asia need not spend too much to visit the "Manga Kingdom" via other Japanese cities.
Li Dianchun, Chief Commercial Officer of Hong Kong Airlines, said, "We are delighted to be launching our second route in the Chugoku region after our success with the Okayama route in March this year. Our Yonago route will open up more options to our passengers in West Honshu. We have great confidence in this route and we hope to bring travellers from around the world to this scenic and cultural Prefecture."
Before 14 September, Yonago is linked by Asiana Airlines to Incheon outside Japan on a scheduled flight basis.
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals
Hong Kong Airlines launches its first direct scheduled flight from Hong Kong to Yonago, a city of Tottori Prefecture in Japan on 14 September 2016. It flies to Yonago on Wednesdays and Saturdays using its Airbus A320 aircraft.
On 14 September 2016, Hong Kong Airlines flight HX6650 departs from Hong Kong for Yonago's Miho-Yonago Airport at 12.05 pm, arrives in Yonago at 4.10 pm before leaving Yonago at 5.10 pm for Hong Kong and touching down in Hong Kong at 7.55 pm under flight HX6651.
Yonago will be the eighth Japanese city destination on Hong Kong Airlines' Japan route network. Hong Kong Airlines has twice-daily flights to Okinawa, Tokyo, one daily flight to Osaka, five-time weekly services to Sapporo, Kagoshima and twice-weekly flights to Okayama in the Chugoku region in Western Honshu and Miyazaki. It will be the only airline to fly between Hong Kong and Yonago.
The 90 per cent mountainous region of Tottori Prefecture, situated in the northeastern part of the Chugoku region in Japan, has four distinct seasons with very high amount of precipitation in July and September. It boasts a wide range of local produce including Japanese watermelons, 20th century pears, oysters and Matsuba crabs.
Tottori Prefecture is blessed with Japan's largest sand dunes, Tottori Sand Dunes. Spanning 16 km long and 2 km wide along the coast, wind and tide weaves together unique ripples and sand screens that evolve every minute. Tourists can choose adrenaline-pumping paragliding and sandboarding or strolling on a horse-cart or a camel or riding a cable car for panoramic views of the coastline. In addition, the hot springs from the sea floor of Miho Bay in the prefecture is said to improve digestion and relieve muscular pain.
The Prefecture is Japan's "Manga Kingdom", as it is home of Japanese comics artists behind the celebrated GeGeGe no Kitaro and Great Detective Conan. A ride on the Kitaro train or a walk along the yokai statue-lined Mizuki Shigeru Road will transport any visitor into the fantasy manga world.
As the original site of Mingei (folk craft) movement, Tottori Prefecture is also well-known for its traditional pottery and utensils inspired by the beauty of daily life.
With the new Hong Kong - Yonago route, passengers from Southeast Asia need not spend too much to visit the "Manga Kingdom" via other Japanese cities.
Li Dianchun, Chief Commercial Officer of Hong Kong Airlines, said, "We are delighted to be launching our second route in the Chugoku region after our success with the Okayama route in March this year. Our Yonago route will open up more options to our passengers in West Honshu. We have great confidence in this route and we hope to bring travellers from around the world to this scenic and cultural Prefecture."
Before 14 September, Yonago is linked by Asiana Airlines to Incheon outside Japan on a scheduled flight basis.
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