Aviation history of Hong Kong

[1] The year 1924 was a critical point of aviation history of Hong Kong, when the story of Kai Tak began.

In the early 90s, construction on a new airport outside the busy Hong Kong central area, began at Chep Lap Kok, 30 km to the west of Kai Tak.

In the meantime, a golf course was built at the end of the runway, this was later removed, to make way for cruise terminal construction equipment.

1936 is a memorable year for Hong Kong commercial Aviation, the first commercial airline -Imperial Airline (British Airway) operated by DH-86A Propeller biplane departed from London via Marseille, Rome, Athens, Alexandra, Baghdad, Kuwait, Delhi, Calcutta, Rangoon, Penang, Saigon and finally arrived Hong Kong.

The highest Plane ticket price at that period was HKD 4211 [9] from Hong Kong to San Francisco.

Many factors were bursting [citation needed] Hong Kong airline industry, such as the transformation of economic, wide-body jet aircraft like the Boeing 747 & DC-10 and the new terminal in Kai Tak airport.

[10] Due to the 747 & DC-8 and more capacity of air routine allowance from ICAO, airline ticket prices reduced drastically.

In 1980, Cathay Pacific, to obtain the freedom of air from London to Hong Kong, broke British Airways' monopoly, lowered the price to HKD 1000 as a quarter of original gave rise to traveling by plane.