4 low-cost carriers establish alliance

U-Fly Alliance, the world's first low-cost carrier alliance, was established by four Chinese low-cost airlines in Hong Kong on Monday.

HK Express based in Hong Kong, Lucky Air from Yunnan province, Urumqi Air from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and West Air in Chongqing are the founding members of the new alliance.

The U-Fly Alliance covers 85 destinations in the Asia-Pacific region and plans to add more new members to expand its global network soon.