Want to fly private with a pet or eat hotpot on a jet? This Hong Kong firm has you covered

Vivien Lau, newly appointed CEO of Hong Kong Business Aviation Centre, says it will offer more tailor-made services to cash in on market

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The Hong Kong Business Aviation Centre has been named the best Asian fixed-base operator for 17 years straight in the Professional Pilot Magazine PRASE Survey. Photo: Dickson Lee

Published: 12:25pm, 25 Sep 2024Updated: 8:04pm, 25 Sep 2024

A Hong Kong company catering to private jet passengers plans to offer more tailor-made services such as pet travel and in-flight hotpot, even providing delicacies including Sham Tseng roast goose or hairy crab to capitalise on a US$1.6 billion market in Asia.

Vivien Lau Man-yee, the newly appointed CEO of the Hong Kong Business Aviation Centre (HKBAC), the city’s only franchised fixed-base operator for business aircraft support services, spelled out her ambitions this week to help turn the city into a global hub for jet-setters.

The company’s track record includes consistent wins in the Professional Pilot Magazine PRASE Survey, with it being named the best Asian fixed-base operator for 17 years straight.

“We hope to develop Hong Kong as the best aviation hub for business aircraft in the world with our tailor-made and innovative quality services,” she told the Post in an interview.

“We have an upbeat business outlook for private jet business with the Asian market estimated to grow from US$1.6 billion this year to US$2.4 billion in 2030 with a compound annual growth rate at 6.91 per cent.”

Lau, a former Jardine Aviation Services Group chief executive with nearly 18 years of extensive industry experience, said the HKBAC would strive to upgrade its personalised customer services and develop innovative products.