Cityflyer

Cityflyer (城巴機場快線) is a franchised luxury airport express bus service operated by Citybus Limited. Currently, there are 17 regular routes including A10, A11, A12, A17, A20, A21, A22, A23, A25, A26, A28, A29, NA10, NA11, NA12, NA20, NA21 and NA29, as well as 2 special routes, A11R and A25S.

Citybus mainly provides coach buses to serve all "A" and "NA" routes, with a new design and image to make it easy for passengers to differentiate this luxury bus service from normal North Lantau External Bus Routes. Cityflyer routes are categorised as "Airbus Routes" in the Schedule of Routes Order.

Introduction

On 6 May 1998, Citybus announced the launch of a new identity for its fleet for Hong Kong International Airport "A" routes, specifically named "Cityflyer" . Cityflyer provides a luxury bus service between the Hong Kong International Airport and the urban areas, with top-of-the-line facilities on board, covering all major districts in Hong Kong and Kowloon.

The name, logo and colour scheme of the Cityflyer were designed by multinational consultant Citigate Lloyd Northover. The fleet of buses is coloured in red and yellow to convey the dynamic urban rhythm of the metropolis, while the rounded shape of the logo echoes the curved arc of the Passenger Terminal Building.

During the initial period of the "Cityflyer", some of Citybus' vehicles were painted with full-body advertisements to promote the brand's features, which included the statement that "it takes only 25 minutes to reach the airport from Central" .

Routes

Regular routes

List of Cityflyer routes
Route No.	Origin/Termini	Service Mode	Fare
A10	Ap Lei Chau (Lee Lok Street) ↔ Airport ●	Daily service Omit Tung Chung and Airport Logistics Area	$49.7
A11	North Point Ferry Pier ↔ Airport ●		$41.9
A12	Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) ↔ Airport ●		$47.1
A17	Sham Wan ↔ Airport ●		$47.1
A20	Hung Hom Station ↔ Airport ●	Daily service Omit Tung Chung, Airport Logistics Area and HZMB Hong Kong Port	$34.6
A21	Hung Hom Station ↔ Airport ●	Daily service Omit Tung Chung and Airport Logistics Area	$34.6
A22	Lam Tin Station ↔ Airport ●		$40.8
A23	Tsz Wan Shan (North) ↔ Airport ●		$40.8
A25	Kai Tak ↔ Airport ●		$40.8
A26	Yau Tong ↔ Airport ●		$44.0
A28	LOHAS Park ↔ Airport ●		$44.0
A29	Tseung Kwan O (Po Lam) ↔ Airport ●		$44.0
NA10	HZMB Hong Kong Port ↔ Ap Lei Chau (Lee Lok Street) ●	Daily overnight service Omit Tung Chung and Airport Logistics Area	$60.7
NA11	HZMB Hong Kong Port ↔ North Point Ferry Pier ●		$54.4
NA12	HZMB Hong Kong Port ↔ Heng Fa Chuen ●		$60.7
NA20	HZMB Hong Kong Port ↔ Whampoa Garden ●		$39.3
NA21	HZMB Hong Kong Port ↺ Mong Kok ●	Daily overnight service via Cathay Pacific City	$39.3
NA29	HZMB Hong Kong Port ↔ Tseung Kwan O (Po Lam) ●	Daily overnight service	$54.4

Special routes

List of Cityflyer special routes
Route No.	Origin/Termini	Service Mode	Fares
A11R	Central (Star Ferry) → Airport	Service after designated major events at Central Waterfront Public Space ends Omit Tung Chung and Airport Logistics Area	$47.1
A25S	Kai Tak Sports Park → Airport	Service after designated major events at Kai Tak Sports Park ends Omit Tung Chung and Airport Logistics Area	$47.1

Cancelled routes

Cancelled Cityflyer routes
Route No.	Origin/Termini	Service Mode	Fare before cancellation
A11T	North Point Ferry Pier → Airport	Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday service Omit Tung Chung and Airport Logistics Area	$40.0
A26P	Yau Tong → Airport	Daily AM peak hour service Omit Tung Chung and Airport Logistics Area 06:00 departure detoured via Cathay Pacific City	$44.0
A29P	Tseung Kwan O Station ↔ Airport	Daily AM peak hour service Omit Tung Chung and Airport Logistics Area Special trips during morning peak hours detoured via Cathay Pacific City	$44.0
P12	Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) ↔ Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort)	Monday to Friday peak hour service	$45.0
P21	Siu Ho Wan (Government Maintenance Depot) ↔ Hung Hom Station	Monday to Saturday peak hour service	$26.0
P22	Terminal 1 → Terminal 2	One-way service during night hours only	$4.0

Bus Arrival Time Enquiry Service

The main article of this section is "Next Bus" Arrival Time Enquiry Service (Citybus and NWFB).

All Cityflyer routes are now included in Citybus's Next Bus Arrival Time Enquiry Service. Passengers can enquire about the arrival time of the next three Citybus Airport Express buses at designated intermediate stops within the next 60 minutes via the official website and the smartphone app.

Ticketing

"Cityflyer" is nearly half the fare of MTR Airport Express ($110 to/from Hong Kong Station on Airport Express and $41.9 on Route A11), and twice as expensive as the North Lantau External Routes ("E" Routes) to/from the Airport ($44.0 on Route A29 and $24.8 on Route E22A). However, Cityflyer covers all major districts in Hong Kong and Kowloon, and its routes are more direct than those of MTR and "E" routes, and it also offers free Octopuss with a number of urban routes, which is why it has always been very popular among both local passengers and foreign tourists.

In addition to the above free interchange concessions, Cityflyer also offers a number of fare concessions, including:

Same-day Return Discount

Passengers using an Octopus card to travel on Cityflyer routes between the Hong Kong International/HZMB Hong Kong Port/Lantau Link Bus-Bus Interchange and the urban area on the same day can enjoy half-fare return journeys. To enjoy the return half-fare discount, passengers must pay the fare for both the onward and return journeys with the same Octopus card within the same service day (i.e. during the service hours from the first bus to the last bus).

This offer can be used in conjunction with Disneyland, AsiaWorld-Expo and Hong Kong Island/Kowloon/New Territories routes interchange concessions; but cannot be used in conjunction with the "A"/"E" Routes interchange concessions at Lantau Link Toll Plaza which took effect on 1 May 2013 and the HZMB Hong Kong Port Interchange concessions which took effect on 3 July 2018.

Pre-paid Return Tickets

Passengers can purchase Cityflyer Single Journey Tickets (also known as "Prepaid Tickets") at Citybus Customer Service Centres at the Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus or at Citybus Ticketing and Information Counters at the HZMB Hong Kong Port, either by cash (with change) or by credit card.

Since 1 December 1999, Citybus has been issuing "Pre-paid Return Tickets", each of which consists of two coupons valid for two Cityflyer journeys to the City and one to the Airport, valid for three months from the date of purchase (as indicated by the stamp on the face of the ticket). Passengers may also purchase tickets at Citybus' eShop platform or designated travel agents , and there are two types of fares according to the original full fare of the route:

• A10/A11/A12/A17/A26/A28/A29: $70 ($35 for children and senior citizens)
• A20/A21/A22/A23/A25: $60 ($30 for children and senior citizens)

Passengers using Round Trip Tickets should put the ticket for the appropriate direction according to the journey on boarding directly into the cash box instead of handing it to the conductor. Tickets purchased at the original fare can be used to register for Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme (PTFSS) at designated locations within the same day by presenting the ticket and Octopus card, and the ticket will be stamped with "Registered PTFSS" upon completion.

Please note that round-trip tickets are not applicable to NA routes.

The pre-paid return ticket sample in 2015, at that time it was only applicable to 4 routes (front)

The pre-paid return ticket sample in 2015, at that time it was only applicable to 4 routes (back)

The pre-paid return ticket sample in 2018, applicable to a total of 6 routes serving Hong Kong Island, Yau Tong and Tseung Kwan O

The single-trip ticket for Routes A20 and A21, a new fare of $34.5 was covered on after fare increase in June 2023

Airport Staff Discount Travel Scheme

Eligible Airport and Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF) staff holding a Personalised Octopus or Personalised Octopus for Airport Staff recorded and approved by Citybus can travel on this route at a concessionary fare of $27.0 per trip ($16.9 for Lantau Link Bus-Bus Interchange to Airport). Passengers are required to present the front of their registered "Authorised Employee Status" Octopus to the bus captain upon boarding, and pay the fare with the card upon confirmation by the bus captain without having to wait for the Octopus fare adjustment.

Users of the original Airport Staff Personalised Octopus Card who have not registered with Citybus were no longer be eligible for the fare discount after 15 November 2018.

This concession cannot be used in conjunction with other bus-bus interchange schemes . Upon the commissioning of the HZMB Hong Kong Port, Citybus has introduced new Interchange concessions between designated routes to facilitate passengers travelling to and from the HZMB Hong Kong Port. Interchange concessions between Cityflyer routes at the Tseung Kwan O Tunnel BBI and other routes can also be used in conjunction with this concession scheme.

Compartment Facilities

Each bus in Cityflyer's fleet is equipped with a different set of equipment to make the journey more comfortable for passengers. Among them, the Dennis Trident, which was purchased at an average cost of about HK$3 million per bus, is the most luxurious, and was described by Citybus as a "world-class facility".

Currently, Cityflyer buses are equipped with a variety of passenger-friendly facilities, including:

• Extended electronic route signs next to the upper doors and at the rear of the buses, showing both the route number and the destination or major stops;
• Large full-width luggage racks on the lower deck, and smaller luggage racks above the upper seats on the first-generation double-decker fleet;

The Enviro500 MMC (6800) is fitted with Lazzerini leather high-backed adjustable-angle aircraft-type seats, upper luggage rack closed-circuit television screens and LED stop announcement systems

• Enviro500 double-deck buses are equipped with a closed-circuit television (CCTV) monitoring system in the luggage racks, which is connected to the upper-deck television screens, including the new Enviro500 MMC (68XX/80XX), which broadcasts high-definition traveller information videos at regular intervals throughout the journey; and
• All buses are equipped with LED annunciators that broadcast the name of the next stop and neighbouring hotels, approximate time to the city centre and the airport, information on Citybus services, and information on the sightseeing attractions en route, etc. in Cantonese, English and Putonghua.
• Enviro500 MMC buses are fitted with Lazzerini leather high-back adjustable airplane seats with footrests on the upper deck, while some of the Enviro500 MMC 12.8 metres (6844-6871) are fitted with ordinary Lazzerini seats with headrests on the lower deck;
• The Enviro500 MMC buses have individual reading lights and alighting bells above each seat on the upper deck;
• Most bus windows have two-part solar shades (except for the old Enviro500); and
• All buses have three-point seat belts on the uncovered seats;
• WiFiBus wireless Internet access is available on board, allowing passengers to access the Internet free of charge while seated inside the bus using their mobile electronic devices. Each device is limited to two sessions per day with a 30-minute time limit.

Fleet

The current Cityflyer fleet consists of 138 double-decker, low-floor air-conditioned buses, namely 72 Enviro500 MMC 12.8 metres (6800-6871) and 66 of its 12-metre version (8000-8065).

First generation double-decker fleets

In 1996, Citybus was awarded the franchise for the Airport and North Lantau routes between Hong Kong Island and urban Kowloon. The terms of the tender required the operator to use low-floor buses to provide the service, so Citybus ordered 61 Dennis Trident 12-metre buses (2101-2161) from Dennis Depot of the United Kingdom, which was the only provider of double-decker, low-floor air-conditioned buses at that time. Of the 61 Dennis Trident 12-metre buses (2101-2161) ordered from Dennis Specialist Vehicles, 50 were early Duple Metsec DM5000-bodied and the remaining 11 were early Alexander ALX500-bodied, together with one Dennis Trident 12-metre prototype (2100) with a Duple Metsec DM5000 body, forming the first generation of Cityflyer fleet.

The first generation fleet - Dennis Trident, which were all retired from revenue service

All buses were up to coach specifications, equipped with high back velvet seats with adjustable seat back angle and footrests, large luggage racks on the lower deck and luggage racks on the upper deck ceiling, and amongst them, 2100, 2112-2161 were equipped with solar shades and water wipers on the upper deck (which had been withdrawn from use in the later period), which was a rare luxury amongst the franchised bus fleets at that time. In addition, in order to facilitate passengers to monitor the baggage condition, 2100 and 2112-2161 were equipped with TV screens on the upper deck to show the CCTV images of the baggage racks on the lower deck. Meanwhile, the entire fleet of Citybus buses was equipped with Hanover automatic stop annunciators, the first of its kind to be installed on Citybus' fleet, which automatically announce upcoming stops and related information by calculating the mileage travelled.

In late 2005, Citybus made preparations for the introduction of the Route A10 by removing four seats from each of the upper decks of the (2100, 2112-2161) buses and transplanting them to eight MAN NL262 single-decker buses (1561-1568).

Citybus is very concerned about the image of the Cityflyer, and has always refused to accept advertising banners on the bus body, and only accepts full-rear-body, half-body and whole-body advertisements to avoid affecting the colourful appearance of the bus body. Of the 61 buses, only the 2100, 2103 and 2112-2161 were given the Cityflyer standard livery until they were transferred out of the airport fleet. The rest of the buses, though also luxury buses, were only painted in Citybus standard livery.

Around 2010, Citybus refurbished these 61 buses by replacing the velour seat covers with the purple NW faux leather seat covers, which is the standard for Citybus/NWFB. In addition, Citybus also upgraded the closed-circuit television (CCTV) system in the luggage racks of the buses by replacing the video cameras with high-definition lenses, and replacing the existing CRT TV screens on the upper deck with RoadShow LCD screens. Starting from 3 May 2011, Citybus has provided free Wifi internet access on all 61 double-decker airport buses, providing passengers with one-stop travel information. In December 2011, Citybus began installing the Telargo bus stop announcement system on all 61 buses, replacing the original Hanover stop announcement system, and providing real-time arrival time enquiry services at the same time.

All 61 first-generation double-deck airport buses were retired or transferred out of Cityflyer's fleet in early 2015 and replaced by second-generation double-decker buses.

Single-decker buses

The MAN NL262 converted single-decker fleet once shouldered the responsibility of serving Route A10, which has now entirely retired

Citybus was awarded the franchise for the Route A10 in 2005. Due to low patronage and limited resources for its double-decker deluxe fleet at that time, Citybus did not purchase any new buses and decided to spend nearly $1 million to convert its 10 MAN NL262 (1560-1569) buses into dedicated buses for the route.

The conversion project includes the installation of high back velvet seats removed from Dennis Tridents 2100 and 2112-2161, the addition of luggage racks and the removal of the original centre doors (thus turning them into suburban buses). The conversion project is expected to be completed by the end of 2005. Due to the insufficient number of high back velour seats, only 1561-1568 were able to commence service in time for the opening of the route. 1560 and 1569 had to wait for the delivery of the newly purchased Fainsa Gala red deluxe aeroplane seats to be installed on them before they could commence service. The latter had the original Fainsa Gaudi high-back seats reinstalled at a later date.

This batch of converted buses had been serving Route A10; during the Umbrella Revolution, Route A12 route could not serve the Western District due to the diversions, and as a result of the significant increase in the number of passengers on Route A10, which also passed through the Western District, double-decker buses were arranged by Citybus to serve that route, and this batch of buses was redeployed to other routes. After the end of the Umbrella Revolution, there was no drop in patronage on the A10, so the double-decker buses were regularised and the single-decker buses continued to be redeployed to other routes.

By April 2016, these buses were all retired in their twilight years and Citybus had no intention to purchase new single-decker luxury buses, leaving the MAN NL262 as the only franchised low-floor single-decker bus in Hong Kong with a coach specification.

Normal version fleets

The compartment of 8205 was not equipped with airplane seats, and the Cityflyer livery on the body was different from the normal luxury bus fleets

After Citybus launched Route A29 in September 2011, which resulted in a shortage of Cityflyer buses, arrangements were made for two of the Enviro500 12-metre buses (8203-8204) to be retrofitted with luggage racks and closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems, and affixed with the standard red and yellow body colours of Cityflyer in an attempt to solve the problem.

Three of the new batch of Enviro500 12-metre buses (8205-8207), which entered service in mid-2012, were also fitted with luggage racks and closed-circuit television systems, as well as the same livery as that of 8203-8204, in order to facilitate the arrangement of Cityflyer service. Apart from that, the rest of the equipment of these five modified buses is no different from the same buses in service in the urban areas, and they have been criticised as "fake limousine buses" or fake Cityflyer buses, or "fake flyers" for short, which are suspected to be deceiving passengers.

With the introduction of the new generation of Citybus Airport Express buses, 8203 and 8204 were the first to leave the Cityflyer fleet in December 2013, removing their luggage racks and repainting them in Citybus' standard livery, and were assigned to serve routes E21A and S52. The remaining 8205-8207 were also deployed to "E" routes more often, with occasional support to "A" routes, or were parked at the Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) as a spare bus. These three buses (8205-8207) were scheduled for removal of luggage racks and reinstallation of seats in June 2020, while 8203 was converted to an open-top bus in October 2020 and transferred to the non-franchised fleet in the latter part of the same year, replacing Dennis Tridents and Volvo Super Olympians which had to be retired due to substandard emission specifications, signifying that the regular buses were completely withdrawn from the Cityflyer fleet.

Second generation Cityflyer fleet

The new generation fleet - Enviro500 MMC 12.8m

As the first generation double-decker bus fleet reached the end of its service life after more than a decade, Citybus announced in March 2013 that it would advance the renewal of its Cityflyer fleet by spending more than $200 million on 66 Enviro500 MMC Luxury Version buses (8000-8065)[17], which are about one tonne lighter than the older buses, and adopt a more energy-efficient air-conditioning system that saves fuel and electricity, as well as reduces carbon emissions.

The in-vehicle facilities are more or less the same as those of the first generation Dennis Trident fleets, with the addition of new equipment such as dynamic bus stop lists and "extended" electronic signboards at the rear[18], as well as the removal of the original hand-carrying luggage racks. The first two new buses, 8001 and 8002, entered service on 29 March 2013 and made their maiden trips on the Route A11. All new buses entered service in September 2014, achieving the target of "renewing the Cityflyer fleet within two years".

In response to the expansion of Cityflyer network and the retirement of MAN NL262, the original fleet of 66 Enviro500 MMC 12-metre Deluxe (8000-8065) and 3 Enviro500 12-metre (8205-8207) was no longer sufficient. Citybus was forced to deploy ordinary buses to serve some of the trips, which drew a lot of criticism from passengers. Citybus then purchased 12 additional Enviro500 MMC 12.8-metre Luxury Version buses (6800-6811)[19] on 29 April 2016, which are largely the same as the 8000-8065 except for the change to the new Facelift body. The first bus arrived at Siu Ho Wan Depot (T) on 26 October of the same year and was assigned a fleet number 6800 after undergoing an inspection, and was put into service and made its maiden trip on Route S52 on 22 December of the same year.

Citybus acquired 25 more Enviro500 MMC 12.8-metre Luxury Version buses (6812-6836) in 2017. The new buses are broadly of the same specification as 6800-6811, with a double-deck mini-luggage rack above the left headstock of the cabin. The first bus arrived at Siu Ho Wan Depot (T) on 27 August for inspection. The first new bus, 6812, entered service on 4 October and made its maiden trip on Route A12. In the same year, Citybus purchased seven additional Euro VI Enviro500 MMC 12.8-metre Luxury Version (6837-6843); the first new bus (6837) was inspected on 23 March 2018 and registered on 30 May (6837/VM4166) .

Citybus subsequently purchased 28 more Enviro500 MMC 12.8-metre Luxury Version buses (6844-6871) in 2018, with a number of new in-vehicle features added to the new buses, and some of the original features were also modified. The new buses are equipped with a number of new facilities, and some of the existing facilities have also been modified. This specification will become the new standard equipment for Cityflyer::

• Provision of USB charging sockets in the wheelchair parking area and seat back;
• Upper deck vacant seat count display in stairwells, similar to those used on NLB MAN A95 (MDR) and Enviro 400 Euro V (AD) (instead of 6426-6443, 6568-6583 and 8484-8489 in the current fleet);
• All passenger seats are fitted with seat belts;
• The "Door Closing" light box above the drop door was re-centred;
• The size of the luggage rack has been enlarged and the number of seats on the lower deck has been reduced by two;
• In order to reduce the pressure on the lower compartment, all seats in this position have been replaced by Lazzerini City 440mm wide black leather models, increasing the number of passengers by three.
• The first new bus with the new specification was registered on 29 October 2019 (6844/WK8726)

Controversies

The "downgrading services" on Cityflyer Route A22 had a long history, a semi-luxury version Dennis Trident was shown awaiting departure at Ground Transportation centre in 2012

When TD invited tenders for the franchises of airport bus routes, it was only stipulated that the buses serving the routes must be air-conditioned low-floor buses with Euro II or above engine system, with 2+2 seats, luggage racks, Octopus fare collection system, wheelchair spaces and reclining platforms for wheelchair loading/unloading; as for reclining aircraft-type seats, it was an additional facility provided by the bus companies and was not specified in the tenders.

Since the retirement of single-decker luxury buses on Route A10 in favour of double-decker buses and the introduction of Route A29, the fleet of luxury "red buses" has become insufficient, and Citybus often deployed "yellow buses" equipped with luggage racks and ordinary seats only, i.e. semi-deluxe Dennis Tridents (2214-2261), urban-specification Dennis Tridents (2262-2285), and urban-specification Enviro500 MMCs (8507-8536/6501-6588) ran on all Cityflyer routes, especially on routes A10, A22 and A29.

Route A29P which was branded a "Cityflyer" route still had regular buses serving, with the condition not much improved

However, Citybus has always boasted that its Cityflyer routes are operated by luxury buses with a number of deluxe facilities in the bus compartments, providing passengers with high quality airport bus services, and the fares are higher than those of the "E" routes which have to bypass Tung Chung and the airport back-up area. Citybus's move immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of passengers and District Councillors. Among them, Chai Man-hon, a member of the Southern District Council of the Democratic Party, complained to the Customs and Excise Department (C&ED), suspecting that Citybus had violated the Trade Descriptions Ordinance and the C&ED opened a case for investigation.

The 12-metre Dennis Tridents (2202-2287) that have served the "E" routes for many years have been retired in their twilight years, but many of the "E" routes have not been allowed to use 12.8-metre buses, while the new buses purchased by Citybus are mainly the 12.8-metre Enviro500 MMCs (6501-6588), and there are only 30 12-metre buses (8507-8536), which is insufficient to cope with the many "E" routes, while many of the "A" routes were to use 12.8 metre buses. The 12-metre Enviro500 MMCs (80XX) on "A" routes became the source of support, resulting in a shortage of the luxury fleet and the need to deploy 12.8-metre Enviro500 MMCs (65XX) to cope with emergencies. This led to the strange phenomenon of upgrading E routes which were not allowed to use 12.8-metre buses, and downgrading A routes which had already been allowed to use 12.8-metre buses. Subsequently, Citybus purchased the 12.8-metre Enviro500 MMC (68XX) to cope with the increase in passenger volume and the downgrading of service has been improved.

After the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, Citybus occassionally deployed regular buses to carry tourists entering via Hong Kong Port

With the commissioning of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in October 2018, Routes A11, A21, A22 and A29 made additional stops at the HZMB Hong Kong Port. Cross-boundary travellers on the bridge overloaded the four routes, and some of the trips even experienced overcrowding. Citybus had to deploy ordinary Enviro500 MMC (6501-6588, 8507-8536) or even redeploy vehicles from the urban area to cope with the passengers crossing the bridge. The Cityflyer's downgraded service to the Airport has resurfaced, causing much dissatisfaction among passengers travelling to and from the Airport.

Competition

The routing of Routes A22 and A29P between Kwun Tong and Tseung Kwan O Town Centre are quite meandering, while the more direct Route A29, which takes the Tseung Kwan O Tunnel and Lung Cheung Road, once did not have any stops in Kwun Tong in the direction of the airport before 27 November 2017; Citybus also has from time to time downgraded its service by sending ordinary buses to take the place of luxury buses due to a shortage of luxury buses; moreover, the frequency of Route A29P is very sparse, with only one departure per hour, often resulting in low patronage for the two routes due to insufficient attraction.

Since March 2017, KMB has posted advertisements for Interchange concessions between KMB and LWB at various KMB stops or shelters in Kwun Tong and Tseung Kwan O, as well as broadcasting audio recordings and reminders along the routes by stop announcement systems of the four KMB routes in a "brainwashing" manner.
The Tseung Kwan O Plza stop was pictured above, and the advertisement concerned was removed in April of the same year.

Even though Long Win Bus (LWB) failed to secure a bus route to and from Sai Kung (including Tseung Kwan O) via Kwun Tong to and from the Airport in 2000, its sister company, Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB), has posted advertisements on a number of KMB bus stops or shelters along Routes A22 and A29P since March 2017 to publicise interchange discounts between KMB's frequent Routes 38, 42C, 290, 290A, and LWB's Routes A31 and A32, and has also made a special effort to make "brainwashing" announcements on the stop announcement systems along these four routes that KMB's regular solely-operated routes can enjoy a maximum interchange discount of $6.0 between KMB routes and LWB "A" routes, as well as audio recordings of the proposed route combinations and interchange locations. In addition, after the revamp of LWB's corporate image in 2016, LWB often sends the latest model of luxury buses to operate on these two routes, and uses the selling points of more frequent trips and cheaper total fares to attract the residents of Kwun Tong and Tseung Kwan O Town Centre to switch to KMB and LWB for travelling to/from the airport, however, due to the inconvenience of the interchange for people who need to carry large baggage, the number of passengers who use this method is not very high in fact.

In fact, the interchange concessions of KMB routes 290 and 290A and LWB routes E31 and E32 are also the same, and the number of passengers using this method has been quite low. Passengers generally preferred to interchange with other routes in the district or even take Citybus "A" routes to Lantau Island and then connect with "E"/"S" routes rather than interchanging at Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing districts.

Gallery

The double-decker fleet series, from the left: Enviro500 MMC, Enviro500, Dennis Trident

One of the double-decker fleets: Enviro500

One of the double-decker fleets: Enviro500 MMC 12m

One of the double-decker fleets: Enviro500 MMC 12.8m

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• Citybus official website: Cityflyer
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• Citybus Airport and Disneyland Services, Citybus website (archived 19 April 2008)
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• The New Cityflyer, Youtube, CitybusNWFB.
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