mrploddy

Well I thought I'd do this board a service and create a master info/discussion thread for Oasis Hong Kong. Any requests for additions/modifications to the info drop me a line.

Websites

Oasis Hong Kong Home Page
Airports
Gatwick Airport
Hong Kong Airport
Airport Transportation
Gatwick Express - Gatwick to London Victoria in 30 minutes
MTR - Home page of Hong Kong Airport Express

Current Routes

08700 Hong Kong (Terminal 2) -> London Gatwick (South)
Note HKG Terminal 2 is a checkin only Terminal, the flight still actually departs from Terminal 1. In Town Checkin in HKG Centre is available
25/03/07 to 19/04/07 == 0130 -> 0640
20/04/07 to 27/10/07 == 0050 -> 0640
28/10/07 to 29/03/08 == 0050 -> 0620

08707 London Gatwick (South) -> Hong Kong (Terminal 2)
25/03/07 to 19/04/07 == 2040 -> 1530(+1)
20/04/07 to 27/10/07 == 2040 -> 1530(+1)
28/10/07 to 29/03/08 == 2010 -> 1540(+1)

08900 Hong Kong (Terminal 2) -> Vancounver Subject to regulatory approval
Operates daily EXCEPT Wednesdays
28/06/07 to ??/??/?? == 1815 -> 1500

08901 Vancounger -> Hong Kong
Operates daily EXCEPT Wednesdays
28/06/07 to ??/??/?? == 1800 -> 2215(+1) Subject to regulatory approval

Future Routes

Hong Kong -> Oakland
Flyertalk Thread
Hong Kong -> Vancouver (Starts June 28th)
Official Press Release
Flyertalk Discussion Thread
Announcement of YVR fare FT Thread
Hong Kong -> Chicago
Flyertalk Thread
Hong Kong -> Berlin
Hong Kong -> Cologne
Hong Kong -> Milan

Fleet
Up to now Oasis Hong Kong has been purchasing and refitting second hand 747's. Their fleet consists of
2 x SQ 747's - Operates LGW to HKG route
Seat Guru Map - Can anyone provide exact info?
3 x ANA 747-400's - Expect to operate HKG to YVR & OAK (Not yet in service recently acquired - Press release here
Seat Guru Map

Travel Classes
Business Class
30kg Free baggage allowance
Dedicated Checkin
60in pitch sleeper seat
16 channel IFE
Complimentary Alocohol + Soft drinks

Economy Class
23kg Free baggage allowance
32in reclining seat
14 channel IFE
Alcohol+Soft drinks available for purchase

Common to Both Classes
Online checkin available
Deluxe Ammenity kits available for purchase
12 channel audio
Standard heat sets or noise cancelling available for purchase
Western or Asian Style Meals

Fares
Oasis operates a typical low cost model and have different fares dependent on how flexible you want to be.

Hot Deal
Discount value fare
Payment must be made at the time of flight confirmation
Changes to flight, travel date or passenger name are not allowed (except for businessOasis bookings)
on-refundable

Super Saver
Discount value fare with semi flexibility
Payment must be made at the time of flight confirmation
Changes to flight, travel date or passenger name are allowed but subject to charges plus applicable fare difference
Non-refundable

Value Fare
Semi flexible fare available year round
Payment must be made at the time of flight confirmation
Changes to flight, travel date or passenger name are allowed on payment of change penalty plus fare difference
Refundable but subject to cancellation penalty

Flexi Fare
Flexible fare available year round
Reservation may be held for 72hours before making payment
Changes to flight and travel date are allowed without penalty
Changes to passenger name are allowed on payment of name change penalty.
Refundable but subject to cancellation penalty

Notes -
Business Class Hot Deal Fares - Date changes allowed subject to penalty
No shows forfeit full value of ticket
Change fees are per segment and subject to availability and allowed up to 24hrs prior to departure for Economy and 6hrs for Business

Seat Reservations -
Business Class can enjoy free seat reservations
Economy Class can reserver prior to check in for £15 each way or £60 for Exit Row Seats. Free Seat selection is available during online checkin 72hrs prior to departure

Current Fares and Promotions
All fares exclude taxes and surcharges which vary from time to time

Fares
(Correct as of 21/04/07)

London to Hong Kong (08700 and 08707)
Hot Deal - £75 (Economy) £450 (Business)
Super Saver - £89 (Economy) £569 (Business)
Value - £139 (Economy) £719 (Business)
Flexi - £279 (Economy) £999 (Business)

Hong Kong to Vancouver (08900 and 08901)
Fares not yet available from YVR due to Canadian Gov Restrictions
Economy Class from $3980 HKD (excluding taxes)
Business Class from $18000 HKD (excluding taxes) or $23880 for BOGOF (excluding taxes)

Current Promotions
Free Companion Business Class Ticket - Details
Booking Period - 30/03/07 - 23/04/07
Travel - 24/04/07 - 30/06/07

Buy 1 Get 1 Free Business Class Ticket - Details
Booking Period - 16/04/07 - 15/06/07
Travel - 16/04/07 - 29/03/08

Trip Reports

Qatar Airways - Inaugral flight of Oasis Hong Kong Airways
ABTN - Flying at the Front End

mrploddy

Reserved for future use

EWANMEBABE

i HAVE JUST BOOKED A ONE WAY WITH THEM LGW TO HKG, THEY WERE SO HELPFUL, I COULD NOT BOOK ON LINE AS MY CREDIT CARD COMPANY BASED IN TAIWAN REFUSED TO LET THE TRANSACTION COMPLETE FOR SECURITY REASONS, I THEN CALLED THEIR HELP LINE AND THEY LET ME BOOK VIA AN AGENT IN LONDON USING MY DEBIT CARD, THEY TOOK A LOT OF TIME TO EXPLAIN ALL THE FEATURES I CAN USE FOR MY TRIP AND ALSO EXPLAINED THEY WILL SOON FLY OTHER ROUTES WHICH WILL BE USEFUL FOR ME BRINGING MY CUSTOMERS FROM EUROPE TO TAIWAN, IAM ACTUALY LOOKING FORWARD TO FLYING THEM

mrploddy

Anyone going to be flying on Oasis LGW -> HKG on 1st June or HKG -> LGW on 11th June?.

Drop me a PM so we can have a FT get together =D

-mrploddy

party_boy

Does anyone have any recent information about the future HKG-OAK expansion? More specifically, what dates are they aiming for their launch flight. I have yet to read any recent information about it.

Thanks.

sfducati

There is some discussion on this towards the end of this thread:
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=681747

Seems like Fall 2007?

Rampo

According to a very recent (April 24) AP article, Oasis chairman Raymond Lee is "still considering whether to fly to Oakland or San Francisco Bay." I take that to mean that it's not clear which airport they will eventually use.

jolou

Oct 23, 2007 LGW-HKG
*In J class crew offered amenities for free (eyemasks, socks, and the likes) to any passenger needing any.
*Leaflets were at the LGW the check-in desk saying: "keep your boarding passes for future benefits - stay tuned". Anyone with more information on this?

IceTrojan

At this rate, Oasis will have its own forum

mrploddy

Well if Oasis does get it's own forum it's all well and good :P But anyhow a one stop shop thread instead of threads all over the place is a good start to make it easy for people to look things up.

I'm looking forward to my first flight on them just to see what long haul economy is like. I've done 12 hours on EK DXB -> KIX so this should be a breeze at only 10 hours

-mrploddy

EWANMEBABE

where do you get 10hrs from ?

SkaterJasp

Feb 7, 2007:
Oasis Hong Kong filed their application for Exemption of Oasis Hong Kong Limited.

On page 5 of the application, the airline provided some detail of the service and intent to start service on July 1, 2007. The proposed service would depart HKG at 5:30PM and arrive the same day to OAK at 2:00PM. The flight from OAK will depart at 4:50PM and arrive into HKG at 10:55PM the next day. The funny part on the application is how Oasis Hong Kong describe their plane as having 83 business class seats and 278 premium economy class seats. I hardly consider 32" seat pitch and a basic IFE system a premium, but oh well.

Feb 22, 2007:
Answer of the Port of Oakland was filed with the DOT

This was basically a letter showing support for Oasis Hong Kong by the Port of Oakland and the airport.

Mar 12, 2007:
Notice of Action Taken was posted. The DOT approved Oasis' application for Exemption. Heres a excerpt from the notice...
"Based on the record in this case, we found that the applicant is operationally and financially qualified to conduct its proposed operation, and that it is substantially owned and effectively controlled by citizens of its homeland blah blah blah yada yada yada the FAA advised us that it knows of no reason to withhold this authority.

Looks like everythings on track.

theworld

Don't know if this is the right place to post this, as this thread seems to have died a bit.

Does anyone know which aircraft Oasis are using to fly to LGW and YVR? I know that they bought the SQ planes and the ANA planes (with some MH planes coming on board as well). Have they refitted the seats? I.e. will all planes have the same seats or for example some J seats (depending on plane) will be cradle and some will be lie flat?

KE7172

They rotate the 3 aircrafts in both routes. Every aircraft would fly HKG-LGW-HKG-YVR-HKG in one cycle. When the aircraft completes one cycle, then it repeats the cycle again. You can notice this by reading the timetables.

The 3 ANA aircrafts are not fitted with ANA's new F and J, thus, the seats are the old cradle seats. Oasis didn't retrofit the seats, instead they combine F seats and J seats into one class. They would place frequent flyers in F seats and other business passengers in J seats. They haven't change the seat covers yet, as they're still looking for a nice seat material. The aircraft comes with a business centre and a bar. They didn't demolish them in order to save money. The business centre will feature telephones.

PS: The thread info is outdated....someone update it please!

party_boy

I'm still waiting for the O8 OAK/SFO-HKG flights.