In 2017, two pre-production Volvo B8Ls were completed; one with a Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 body that entered service with Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) in Hong Kong (Registered as UU8290, fleet number AVBWL1) and a Wright Gemini 3 bodied example with SBS Transit in Singapore (registered as SG4003D).

It was deployed on several SBS Transit routes (71, 94, 804, 806, 807, 851) during its 3 years of service The B8L was officially launched in January 2018 as a replacement for the Volvo B9TL.

[10] The first 3 buses, registered as VEN634, VEN1373 and VEN9768 entered service with RapidKL on 1 June 2020, with the remaining units to be delivered and operated in stages.

The contract stated that the ten B8Ls in Long Win Bus's possession will have their luggage racks removed and six extra seats installed.

This is done due to Long Win Bus reaching its maximum number of buses in operation and the drastic decrease in the number of passengers going from the New Territories to the Hong Kong International Airport, of which this service is the sole franchise Long Win Bus has, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.