Cathay Pacific to buy budget airline HK Express from HNA for $628m

Cathay Pacific to buy budget airline HK Express from HNA for $628m

Photo: Cathay Pacific Twitter account.

Cathay Pacific Airways said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy Hong Kong Express Airways Ltd from cash-strapped Chinese conglomerate HNA Group for HK$4.93 billion ($628 million), giving it a foothold in the fast-growing budget travel market.

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