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Retail Asia06/07/2021
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On Saturday, July 3rd, AirAsia Indonesia announced that it would be suspending its operations for at least a month due to the worsening COVID-19 situation in the country. The airline has called its suspension a form of support for the Indonesian government’s efforts in tackling the virus. According to a statement issued by the AirAsia Group subsidiary, […]

Retail Asia11/02/2020
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Tata Sons may partner Singapore Airlines (SQ, Singapore Changi) in bidding for Air India, amid hopes it will merge its AirAsia India subsidiary with the flag carrier’s low-cost unit Air India Express, local media reported on February 4. The Indian conglomerate already operates Vistara as a 51/49 venture with Singapore Airlines. A combination of Air India and Vistara would give Tata Sons […]

Retail Asia07/11/2019
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Low-cost carriers Cebu Pacific and Philippines AirAsia, Inc. started operating new domestic flights. The Gokongwei-led Cebu Pacific launched a direct flight between Cebu and Busuanga, which is the gateway to Coron, Palawan. The operation of the Cebu-Busuanga flights is being carried out by Cebu Pacific’s wholly-owned subsidiary Cebgo. “The first flight departs Cebu at 7:25 […]

Retail Asia20/02/2019
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Low-cost carrier AirAsia may launch restaurants serving its Santan “gourmet” in-flight menu on the ground. The proposal was revealed by AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes while promoting his recent autobiography in an interview with US talk show host Larry King. “I think our food is fantastic,” said Fernandes in response to a question from the […]

Retail Asia23/11/2018
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AirAsia’s share price slid in yesterday’s early morning trade as the airline recorded widening losses. At 9.45am, the counter was down 1.5 sen or 6.25% to 22.5 sen a share on turnover of 2.8 million shares. An increase in average fuel price and a RM138.2mil impairment made on an amount due from a joint venture […]

Retail Asia29/10/2018
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AirAsia X Bhd reported a 1% growth in the number of passengers carried to 1.51 million for the third quarter of 2018 against 1.50 million in the same period last year. Its load factor was also 1 percentage point higher at 80% from 79%, according to the long-haul low-cost carrier’s statement. However, AirAsia X Malaysia’s […]

Retail Asia29/08/2018
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AirAsia has started its ‘Trust your Wanderlust’ promotional sale under which it will be selling flight tickets starting from Rs 1, 199. The promotional sale includes domestic destinations such as Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, New Delhi, Kochi, Goa, Guwahati, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Pune, Ranchi, Bagdogra, Bhubaneshwar, Indore and other places. The offer could be availed on tickets […]

Retail Asia13/06/2018
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AirAsia’s new #DareToDream campaign, which is currently running in Singapore with the tagline “We Dare to Dream, So You Can Too”, aims to inspire by sharing personal stories, to encourage individuals to dream big, push limits and seize the day. The campaign was motivated by AirAsia’s own success story, and credits its employees who have […]

Retail Asia12/01/2018
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Foreign investors will be allowed to own 49 per cent of Air India when it is privatised, opening the path for companies such as Singapore Airlines to take a stake in the country’s flag carrier. The Indian government announced it would allow foreign companies to take a non-controlling stake in the struggling company as part […]

Retail Asia14/12/2017
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AirAsia X Bhd made its maiden entry to the South Korean island of Jeju yesterday following the successful landing of flight D7 501 on Airbus A330-300 at Jeju International Airport. The low-cost carrier became the only airline with direct connections between Kuala Lumpur and Jeju, after Seoul (Incheon) and Busan, it said in a statement. The […]

Retail Asia30/06/2017
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Low-cost airline AirAsia X entered the U.S. market Wednesday, arriving in Honolulu on an inaugural flight for a new route between Malaysia and Hawaii. The AirAsia X flight departed Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and stopped in Osaka, Japan, before landing at Honolulu International Airport. The new flight will operate four times per week utilizing Airbus A330-300 […]

Retail Asia18/06/2017
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There is good news for air travellers. Budget airline AirAsia has come out with ‘discount fares’ as part of its sales promotion campaign. The ‘discounted fares’ begin from as low as Rp1,099 for domestic destinations on flights operated by its Indian joint venture and Rp2,999 for international flights operated by other group airlines. However, these […]

Retail Asia25/04/2017
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TO aid in the decongestion of the Manila airport, an airline executive disclosed that Cebu will be his company’s priority as it expands its fleet and increases the number of flights to various domestic and international destinations. “Cebu is a priority of AirAsia…We are looking at expanding our routes in Cebu,” said Philippines AirAsia director […]

Retail Asia06/04/2017
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Talking to VIR, an official from the Department of Enterprise Management under the Ministry of Transport said that AirAsia has yet to submit an official application to establish a joint venture with Gumin and Hai Au Aviation. Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said the first time it heard of the news was from the media. […]

Retail Asia17/02/2017
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Air Asia and Malaysian experimental marketing agency/consultancy firm Entropia have launched a new brand campaign encouraging travellers to be more spontaneous in their travelling. Under the tagline ‘Live life unexpectedly’, the integrated campaign comes in support of the Visit ASEAN@50 tourism campaign was launched by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN. Launched across the 10 ASEAN […]

Retail Asia28/11/2016
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The Philippine unit of Southeast Asia’s largest budget airline said it reduced  net loss by 12 percent in the third quarter on higher passenger traffic. Air Asia Philippines said net loss amounted to P1.2 billion in July to September, down from the P1.4-billion loss it reported a year ago. Revenues increased 24 percent to P2.57 […]


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