Hong Kong-based CR Airways launched its first scheduled flight between Hong Kong and Sanya, a scenic city in the southernmost province of Hainan, Friday.

Eyeing the fast-growing aviation market in the interior regions, the company has also launched a daily flight between Hong Kong and Hainan's provincial capital Haikou, said Robert Yip, founder and chairman of CR Airways.

It is the 14th overseas airline to operate in Hainan, a tropical island which is drawing a growing number of sightseers from Hong Kong.

CR Airways was founded in 2001 as the third passenger airline in Hong Kong following Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair.

2005/07/25
Source: Xinhuanet