Hong Kong Airlines will launch its first daily direct service to Auckland, New Zealand on November 10th, 2016.

An Airbus A332 aircraft with 283 seats, including 24 in business class, will be deployed on the route.

There has been a steady increase year on year in the number of Hong Kong and China travellers visiting New Zealand, according to Li Dianchun, chief commercial officer, Hong Kong Airlines.

According to official figures by New Zealand Government, as of March 2016, the total number of visitors from Hong Kong and China has recorded a rise in 19.1 per cent and 27.8 per cent respectively.

The new service to Auckland will be welcomed by passengers from Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Chengdu, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Okinawa, Tokyo, Bangkok and Taipei, offering them more travel options.

Read original article