Dragonair Named Best Regional Airline for Fifth Consecutive Year at TTG Travel Awards

(HONG KONG) Dragonair is proud to have been named "Best Regional Airline" at the 25th Annual TTG Travel Awards Ceremony held in Bangkok on Thursday night (2 October). This is the fifth consecutive year the carrier has been given this honour.

The TTG Travel Awards, presented by leading regional publisher TTG Travel Trade Publishing, have been recognising the luminaries of the travel industry since 1989. Awardees are determined by votes cast across the Asia Pacific region by print and online subscribers of TTG Asia, TTG China, TTG India, TTGmice, TTG–BTmice China and TTG Asia Luxury.

"We are delighted to be honoured at the TTG Travel Awards as the region’s best carrier for the fifth year running." said Dragonair Chief Executive Officer Algernon Yau. "I’d like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to all the readers who have consistently voted for Dragonair, as well as the great Dragonair team for their contribution to our continued success."

As part of a continuing effort to provide the best travel experience for its customers, Dragonair has seen a full-scale transformation of its inflight products over the past 16 months, with new First, Business Class and Economy Class cabins being introduced along with a brand-new on-demand inflight entertainment system, Studio^KA.

Dragonair has also been busy expanding its network. The airline has launched or resumed 15 destinations since April 2012, marking the biggest expansion in the carrier’s history. Two new destinations, Penang and Denpasar, were added earlier this year.

"The growing demand for air travel across the Asia Pacific region, and in China in particular, offers tremendous opportunities for the aviation industry," Mr Yau said. "At Dragonair we will continue working to further enhance our products and services in order to provide a world-class travel experience for this growing customer base."

General Manager SE Asia Wilson Yam (centre) received "The Best Regional Airline"
award on behalf of Dragonair. He is pictured with Deputy Governor for Marketing
Communications, Tourism Authority of Thailand, Mr Sugree Sithivanich (left) and
Managing Director, TTG Asia Media, Mr Darren Ng (right).

Dragonair, an affiliate member of oneworld, is a Hong Kong-based airline operating a fleet of 40 passenger aircraft and serving 49 regional destinations, including 22 cities in Mainland China. Dragonair has been recognised for its product and service quality, and has been named "Best Regional Airline" at the TTG Travel Awards for four consecutive years since 2010, and voted "World's Best Regional Airline" in the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards™ in 2010, 2011 and 2013. Dragonair is part of the Cathay Pacific Group, providing seamless connectivity for passengers to more than 180 cities around the globe.

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Dragonair web site address: www.dragonair.com