HK Express will begin its free ticket giveaway for travellers from Japan on June 26. The airline will distribute 14,900 economy round-trip tickets to passengers from Tokyo (Narita and Haneda), Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Takamatsu, Kagoshima, and Okinawa to Hong Kong on a first-come-first-served basis as part of the Hello Hong Kong campaign to welcome visitors back to the SAR. The airline’s giveaway programme will run from June 26-July 9.
How to get the tickets?
To qualify for the tickets, Japan residents aged at least 12 years old should first visit the HK Express Japan campaign page from June 26-July 9. Participants must then book their tickets, and if they are successful, they will get a passenger name record (PNR) and a confirmation email from the airline.
How long are the tickets valid for?
Winners must use their tickets to book their travel between June 30, 2023 and March 30, 2024. They do not have to pay the airfare on their tickets, but they must bear the costs of any applicable taxes, fees, and surcharges.
Hong Kong Airlines will also conduct its 2,050 ticket giveaway for visitors from Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo, Okinawa, Fukuoka, and Nagoya to Hong Kong from June 27-29. In addition, Cathay Pacific will distribute 12,000 free tickets to travellers from Tokyo (Narita), Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Sapporo to Hong Kong from June 26-July 2.
Several giveaway campaigns for free or discounted tickets for travellers to Hong Kong from different countries began from March 1, courtesy the Hello Hong Kong and World of Winners initiatives. Tickets to travellers from Southeast Asia, Mainland China, the UK, Europe, South Korea, the US and Canada, as well as Dubai, India, Bangladesh, and Nepal have been awarded. Cathay’s most recent giveaway campaign was for visitors from Australia and New Zealand to the SAR.
To participate, visit the HK Express Japan campaign page from June 26-July 9.
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