To make the need for staff more clear, Hong Kong Airlines announced salary increments for crew and ground staff.
This will include an 8% basic salary pay rise and up to a 10% increase to the flying hourly rate for crew members.
In contrast, all ground staff will receive a 5% basic salary pay rise plus a discretionary 5% quarterly variable incentive effective 1 January 2023. The distribution of such quarterly variable incentives is based on the Company’s performance and individual performance as achieved in specific performance standards set in the appraisal. Staff will be notified individually for details.
Hong Kong Airlines Chairman Mr. Hou Wei expressed his sincere appreciation to the staff, noting that the adjustment is a recognition of everyone’s dedication which has supported the Company’s journey of riding out the storm.
He said: “Our staff has continued to embody the spirit of ‘Truly Hong Kong,’ to remain vigilant while also delivering the best possible services to the Company and our customers throughout the pandemic.”
The Hong Kong-based carrier expects to increase its flight operations to 30 sectors per day by January 2023, reaching 30% of those at pre-pandemic levels, flying to 15 regional destinations, including Tokyo, Osaka, Okinawa, Sapporo, Seoul, Bangkok, Manila, Hanoi, Taipei, Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Chengdu, and Haikou, which is 50% of the operation level before the pandemic.
The Company is also looking to return to 75% of its operating capacity by the end of 2023 and 100% of its operations by mid-2024.
To further support its flight resumption in 2023, the Company recently re-activated staff previously on Long Pay Leave back to their positions.
It will also resume its recruitment program to hire 1,000 new staff by the end of 2023. This will include 120 pilots, 500 cabin crew, and 380 ground staff that will be hired both locally and overseas, bringing the total workforce back to 60% to 70% of pre-pandemic levels.
“We have leveraged every travel recovery opportunity over the past few months amidst unprecedented pent-up demand, and we continue to see positive business growth, particularly from the Japanese markets.
After reopening Chinese borders, Mainland China will be the next market to contribute significantly to our travel recovery efforts. As such, our flights to the Mainland double up to 35 sectors per week starting from 10 January to offer more travel options for our customers,” Hou added.
Established in 2006, Hong Kong Airlines is a full-service airline firmly rooted in Hong Kong. The airline flies to 25 destinations across the Asia Pacific and currently maintains 86 interline and 16 codeshares with multiple airline partners and ferry service providers.
Ụgbọ elu Hong Kong operates an all-Airbus fleet. It has been awarded the internationally acclaimed four-star rating from Skytrax since 2011.
