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Retail Asia08/03/2022

The Court of Appeal of Malaysia has dismissed attempts from AirAsia (AK, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) and AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) to set aside a High Court ruling in favour summarily – without a full trial – of Malaysia Airports Holdings over outstanding passenger service charge (PSC) payments, Malaysia’s Daily Express and The Edge Markets reported. A three-member bench unanimously […]

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Retail Asia03/03/2022

Bamboo Airways, Vietjet and Vietravel Airlines have started hiring again after an extended recruitment freeze due to Covid-19. Bamboo Airways has posted hiring announcements for many positions, including pilots, flight engineers and cabin crew aid plans to expand its fleet and destinations. The airline is offering captains a monthly salary of US$13,300 for flying wide-body […]

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Retail Asia11/01/2022

All AirAsia Philippines domestic destinations continue to accept vaccination cards as a primary travel requirement, except for Caticlan, Kalibo, Tacloban, Bacolod, Iloilo and Zamboanga, which now require negative RT-PCR test results taken 72 hours prior to departure, regardless of vaccination status, the airline stated in its latest travel advisory. Amidst the surge of COVID-19 cases […]

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Retail Asia21/12/2021

Tourism company Vietravel has sold a 55.58 percent stake in Vietravel Airlines to an unspecified investor as it seeks more funding amid Covid financial pressures. “Vietravel is no longer the parent company of Vietravel Airlines,” it stated recently. In a filing last month, Vietravel revealed it held a 99.5 percent stake in the carrier. Chairman […]

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Retail Asia06/12/2021

Vietravel Airlines will reopen domestic flight ticket sales next Monday to tap year-end travel demands, after remaining grounded for about three months owing to pandemic restrictions. The carrier, which belongs to leading tourism company Vietravel, announced it will reopen ticket sales from 9 a.m. Monday, with the first flight taking off next Thursday. The flights […]

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Retail Asia02/12/2021

A Bamboo Airways return ticket between Vietnam and the U.S. is set to cost $1,300-1,500, with the first regular flight planned for the first quarter of next year. Bamboo Airways plans to start one regular flight every two days from Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco and increase the frequency to daily later, chairman […]

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Retail Asia17/11/2021

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will operate its first regular direct flight to the U.S. on November 28, achieving a dream conceived nearly two decades ago. The flight will depart from HCMC in the evening and arrive at San Francisco 13 hours and 50 minutes later, CEO Le Hong Ha said at a press briefing […]

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Retail Asia25/10/2021

Asia Aviation PCL (AAV), the parent company of Thai AirAsia (FD, Bangkok Don Mueang), has said it is seeking to raise THB14 billion baht (USD419.4 million) to fund a restart at the low-cost carrier following the “very negative impact on the company’s business and operating results” thrown up by Covid-19 and the Thai government’s strict travel restrictions. […]

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Retail Asia29/09/2021

While economists fear having lower limits for airfares will distort competition, some airlines worry safety is at stake. If fares do not make up even the fuel costs of a flight, aviation safety would be affected, Dang Ngoc Hoa, chairman of Vietnam Airlines, said at a meeting held on Monday to get feedback from economists […]

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Retail Asia28/09/2021

While economists fear having lower limits for airfares will distort competition, some airlines worry safety is at stake. If fares do not makeup even the fuel costs of a flight, aviation safety would be affected, Dang Ngoc Hoa, chairman of Vietnam Airlines, said at a meeting held on Monday to get feedback from economists on […]

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Retail Asia26/08/2021

Vietnamese carriers are confronting major financial challenges as revenues plunge and debt soars. They need urgent government intervention to improve their cash flow, a report says. Since Covid-19 entered the country early last year, airlines revenues have plunged by 80-90 percent, according to a recent report by the Vietnam Aviation Business Association (VABA). National flag […]

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Retail Asia08/07/2021

The government will retain minimum ownership of 65 percent in state-owned banks and airport operators that privatize from now through 2025. It will keep a similar rate in large mining companies. The rates will be 50-65 percent in airlines and water utilities, basic chemical production and fuel importing companies. But companies that have a bearing […]

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Retail Asia28/06/2021

Budget carrier Cebu Pacific said Monday its flights between Manila and Boracay will now be five times daily, while flights to Bohol will also operate daily. The additional flights to Boracay and Bohol, which started on Monday, should “support recovery efforts,” the budget carrier said in an e-mailed statement. In a statement on Tuesday, the airline […]

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Retail Asia26/04/2021

Nok Air has said in a stock market filing that it has been granted an additional month to file its final restructuring plan, with the new deadline falling on May 15, 2021. “This extension is needed to collect additional information required in order to prepare a complete and comprehensive rehabilitation plan to ensure that it will […]

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Retail Asia12/04/2021

The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA), an autonomous telecommunications regulatory body, together with the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has approved international airlines to use Nepal’s Internet and telecom services for its passengers. Airlines would need to apply to NTA, on top of obtaining permission from the International Civil Aviation Organisation to tap into internet and telecom […]

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Retail Asia08/04/2021

Tourism companies see a proposed plan to gradually resume international flights as a necessary first step for their sector to recover from the pandemic-inflicted slump. Nguyen Minh Man, head of marketing at the HCMC-based TST Tourist Co., said that a slow and careful reopening of Vietnam’s borders can form a strong foundation to resume tourism […]

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Retail Asia07/04/2021

Vietnam Airlines wants aviation authorities to set floor fares and increase the ceiling, saying it would ensure fair competition among carriers. In a proposal it sent to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, it wants the fare ceiling to be increased by VND50,000-250,000 ($2.17-10.86), and minimum fares to be 35 percent of the ceiling, or VND787,500-1.01 […]

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Retail Asia02/04/2021

Vietnam Airlines will reopen international commercial flights connecting Hanoi and HCMC with several Asian destinations including South Korea, Japan and Australia, starting this Saturday. The national flag carrier said flights from Hanoi to South Korea’s Incheon City will depart every Thursday while there will have seven flights from Hanoi to Japan’s Narita City in April, […]

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Retail Asia01/04/2021

Bamboo Airways and Vietnam Airlines are locked in a race to become the first Vietnamese carrier to establish a direct route to the U.S. The race has been re-triggered by the large demand for such flights amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Trinh Van Quyet, chairman of Bamboo Airways, said that the global vaccination campaign will help […]

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Retail Asia31/03/2021

Bamboo Airways has got a slot allocated at London’s Heathrow Airport to fly six times a week from Hanoi and HCMC starting in May. The flights would be operated using the airline’s long-haul Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The carrier had stated its intention to fly to the British capital and Frankfurt in Germany in the […]

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