Hong Kong Airlines hopes to become a permanent fixture in Australian skies with the upgrade of its seasonal direct flights between Hong Kong and the Gold Coast to a year-round schedule.

The flights – which go via Cairns on the northbound leg to Hong Kong – were slated to finish at the end of March, but will now continue to run twice a week.

The new roster, which takes effect from March 27, sees the HX015 flight departing Hong Kong at 9.50pm every Tuesday and Saturday to reach the Gold Coast at 8.30am the next day.

It's a slightly longer trip back, with HX016 leaving the Gold Coast at 10am on Wednesday and Saturday for a 12.30pm touchdown at Cairns, where it'll spend a little over an hour before wheels-up at 1.45pm for a 7.10pm arrival into Hong Kong.

Previous | Hong Kong Airlines debuts its first Australian route this weekend with the launch of seasonal direct flights between Hong Kong and the Gold Coast/Coolangatta.

With an Airbus A330-300 aircraft, up to 32 business class passengers on each flight can enjoy fully-flat beds with direct aisle access from every seat...... a choice of meals stemming from Chinese, Western, Japanese, vegetarian and other cuisines with inflight choices changing every two weeks...... and a personal 15.5-inch inflight entertainment system with over 100 Hollywood blockbusters, international films and TV shows plus music selections and video games:On Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from January 8 2016 through March 31 2016, HX15 is wheels-up at 9:20pm in Hong Kong to arrive on the Gold Coast at 8:30am the following morning as a non-stop service, with business class passengers able to access the 'Charming Club Bauhinia' lounge at Hong Kong airport:

On the return, HX16 pushes back at Coolangatta at 10:30am on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, but stops in Cairns at 12:45pm to collect extra passengers before continuing to Hong Kong at 1:55pm and reaching the airline's home hub at 7:10pm.

“While this is an important first step, it is hoped that the success of the charter series will ultimately lead to a longer-term year-round scheduled service with Hong Kong Airlines into the Gold Coast,” said Gold Coast Tourism CEO Martin Winter.

“These seasonal services have been secured thanks to a partnership between Gold Coast Tourism, Gold Coast Airport, Cairns Airport and Tourism and Events Queensland,” added Queensland Tourism Minister Kate Jones.

While Qantas and Cathay Pacific both fly from Brisbane to Hong Kong, this would be the first regular service from the Gold Coast.

Hong Kong Airlines also has 15 advanced Airbus A350 jets on order for delivery from 2018.

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