Long-haul low-cost carrier Oasis Hong Kong Airlines applied to the Hong Kong Court on April 9 fora provisional liquidator to be appointed. On the same day, it cancelled all flights until further notice. The company had been operating for 17 months and had reached 'breakeven' point (in terms of profit/loss) after only five months. However, like many other carriers, it had been hit by fuel prices that have risen by 73% over the last year. In addition, the decision to buy instead of lease aircraft, combined with intense competition from other carriers flying into Hong Kong, is thought to have contributed to its present position. Its fleet had comprised four Boeing 747-400s and in March it said it had planned to increase the figure to 14 aircraft by 2011.
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机译：长途低成本航空公司Oasis Hong Kong Airlines于4月9日向香港法院申请任命临时清算人。在同一天，它取消了所有航班，直到另行通知。该公司已经运营了17个月，仅五个月后就达到了“收支平衡”点（以盈亏计）。但是，与许多其他航空公司一样，它也受到了燃油价格的冲击，该价格在去年上涨了73％。此外，购买而不是租用飞机的决定，加上其他飞抵香港的航空公司的激烈竞争，都有助于其目前的状况。它的机队包括四架波音747-400，并在三月份表示计划到2011年将这一数字增加到14架。
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