China East Star gets subsidy from Haikou City

China East Star Airlines was rewarded with RMB 630,000 by Haikou City in Hainan province as part of the city’s plan to develop its air transport market. Last year, Haikou City issued a regulation to provide subsidies to domestic airlines that will open flights to the city. According to the Haikou Meilan Airport, besides China East Star, other airlines receiving rewards were China Eastern Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, East Star Airlines and Deer Jet, Vice General Manager Wang Yankun of China East Star says that since the opening of a direct flight from Wuhan to Haikou in May 2006, the load factor has been over 90 percent, of which 80 percent have been tourists. China East Star will add another direct flight from Wuhan to Haikou this February.