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in October. At year-end, HDA was operating scheduled services to 29 destinations, including 18 cities in the Mainland.
Air Hong Kong expanded its services in Asia and added Manila to its network in January. As of the end of the year, the airline operated scheduled services to 11 destinations.
Hong Kong Airlines launched new services to Sanya, Hangzhou and Guiyang in October. It suspended its services to Fuzhou, Nanchang, Ho Chi Minh City, Shijiazhuang, Qingdao and Tianjin during the year. At year-end, it was operating scheduled services to 11 destinations in Asia.
Hong Kong Express Airways continued to develop regional scheduled air services and commenced services to Kagoshima and Okinawa in April; Beijing and Shanghai in June; Seoul in July; Manila, Osaka, Denpasar and Phuket in September; and Sapporo and Harbin in October. It suspended passenger services to Chiangmai, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Kathmandu, Yangon, Xian and Ningbo during the year. At year-end, it was operating scheduled services to 14 destinations in Asia.
Oasis Hong Kong Airlines ceased operations in April due to commercial reasons.
Six non-Hong Kong airlines commenced scheduled services to Hong Kong during the year, four operating passenger services and two operating all-cargo services. For passenger services, Royal Jordanian Airlines launched services on the Amman-Bangkok-Hong Kong route in January. Jet Airways commenced services between Mumbai and Hong Kong in April. In May, AirAsia started its services between Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong, while Thai AirAsia launched a service between Bangkok and Hong Kong in October. For all-cargo services, Shanghai Airlines Cargo took over the route between Shanghai and Hong Kong from Shanghai Airlines in May, and Donghai Airlines commenced services between Shenzhen/Chengdu and Hong Kong in September. In addition to its existing passenger services, Ethiopian Airlines started all-cargo services between Addis Ababa and Hong Kong in September.
Eight airlines suspended their services to Hong Kong in 2008. Thai Global Airlines, Ocean Airlines and Gemini Air Cargo suspended their cargo services between Bangkok, Milan and the United States and Hong Kong in January, May and August respectively. Passenger services were suspended by Transaero Airlines on the route Moscow-Hong Kong-Sydney in March; by Sichuan Airlines between Chengdu and Hong Kong in May; by Continental Micronesia between Guam and Hong Kong in July; and by Shandong Airlines and Siem Reap Airways International between Yantai and Hong Kong and Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Hong Kong respectively in October.
The development of helicopter services continues. For cross-boundary traffic the Hong Kong - Macao Ferry Terminal Heliport was undergoing expansion and the construction of a new helipad is expected to be completed in 2009. The Government has also reserved a site at the Kai Tak Development Area for another cross-boundary heliport. For domestic helicopter services, the Government is
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