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Retail Asia20/02/2023

AirAsia’s first FREE* Seats Campaign for the year launched last Friday, aimed at further revilatlising the travel and tourism industry in Asean, has proven to be one of its BIGGEST hits yet, with a whopping 1.2 million seats sold across both short haul and long haul flights in less than a week. There are still […]

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Retail Asia16/02/2023

AirAsia Malaysia (AK) has resumed flights to China and unveiled its plans for the country. The popular low cost carrier will resume four China destinations from two hubs – Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu to Macao, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Kunming, with a total of 10 flights weekly and plans to increase the frequency by up […]

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Retail Asia13/02/2023

AirAsia pledged 5 million free seats last week to boost travel recovery across the 10 ASEAN countries. ASEAN’s top low-cost airline announced it was releasing the free seats* at a joint tourism briefing held with the Minister of Tourism, Arts & Culture, YB Dato’ Sri Tiong King Sing, on 10 February. According to the airline, […]

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Retail Asia30/01/2023

Cebu Pacific (CEB) said on Sunday it will now fly four times daily to Hong Kong, but hopes to boost demand by offering airfare discounts. “After Hong Kong eased requirements for inbound travelers in December, the airline operated Manila-Hong Kong flights 32 times weekly until January due to the anticipated high traffic over the resumption […]

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Retail Asia30/01/2023

Cebu Pacific is working to restore more of its flights in other air hubs in the Philippines, such as Clark International Airport, the budget carrier’s president told reporters last week. “We will be happy to resume flights at Clark and the other destinations we used to fly in,” Xander Lao, president and chief commercial officer, […]

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Retail Asia23/01/2023

Vietnam Airlines reported a loss of VND10.09 trillion ($430.3 million) last year and blamed it on rises in fuel prices and exchange rate volatility. Its revenues were worth around VND71 trillion, equivalent to 70% of revenues in 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic hit but higher than the combined figures of 2020 and 2021. As of […]

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Retail Asia12/01/2023

If you plan to travel to any destination in India within September 2023, we have an exciting surprise for you. If you feel like flight tickets are more expensive than your budget, you might be surprised to see the new AIX Connect prices. What is this new price and how can you get access to […]

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Retail Asia05/12/2022

In March, AirAsia launched a subscription service called Super+ that provides unlimited flights in Malaysia and across the ASEAN region as one of its main attractions. Fast forward to today, the service has been revamped to include long-haul flights from AirAsia X. Instead of just a single option, the AirAsia Super+ subscription service has now been divided into […]

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Retail Asia28/11/2022

AirAsia X (AAX) said it posted a quarterly net profit of RM25.1 million (US$5.6 million) compared to a net loss of RM652.5 million in the preceding quarter. Revenue was slightly lower at RM100.1 million as compared to RM107.2 million during the period ending 30 June 2022 (4Q22) on the back of a reduction in revenue […]

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Retail Asia15/11/2022

AirAsia celebrated its post-pandemic inaugural flight to Kaohsiung from Kuala Lumpur on 12 November, ending two years of no air connectivity between the cities. Flight AK170 took off at 1725 and arrived at 2155 l in Kaohsiung, carrying 114 guests onboard. AirAsia Malaysia CEO Riad Asmat said: “The inaugural flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kaohsiung […]

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Retail Asia08/11/2022

AirAsia X (AAX) resumed its flight to Tokyo (Haneda) following the full reopening of the country’s border for international tourism. The thrice-weekly flights will be the airline’s first flight to Japan post-pandemic, ahead of its second route launch to Sapporo (Shin-Chitose) in December. In commemorating the service resumption, AAX celebrated the flight with a send-off ceremony […]

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Retail Asia31/10/2022

Air Asia India announced that it would commence 21 weekly direct flights connecting Delhi to Bhubaneswar, and Bengaluru to Jaipur, from October 30, as part of its winter schedule. The new routes are now open for bookings on the airline’s website, mobile app, and other major booking channels. The launch of these routes is in […]

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Retail Asia14/10/2022

AirAsia has enhanced its facial recognition system, FACES, by integrating it with Malaysia Airports EZPaz technology at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA2), offering an end-to-end contactless journey for passengers. FACES is now available across key customer touchpoints including mobile enrolment, check-in counter, pre-security check and boarding, for select domestic travel in the start-up phase. Passengers who […]

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Retail Asia05/10/2022

AirAsia Malaysia (AK) continues to resume services to Indonesia by adding flights to Banda Aceh, Padang and Pekanbaru from Kuala Lumpur since 1 October 2022. In addition, the airline will launch flights from Penang to Denpasar in Bali starting on 20 October this year. In celebration of the service resumption to Indonesia, AirAsia welcomed flight […]

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Retail Asia22/08/2022

Cebu Pacific, the country’s leading airline, continues to boost its international network as it adds flights to some of its top ASEAN destinations, namely Bangkok and Bali. Beginning Aug. 29, 2022, CEB will fly daily from Manila to Bangkok, coming from its current five-times-a-week frequency. By September, flights from Manila to Bali will also increase […]

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Retail Asia15/08/2022

Bamboo Airways on Saturday appointed Nguyen Ngoc Trong who has worked for the airline since the early days of establishment as its new chairman. Trong, 65, took the new position after his predecessor Dang Tat Thang resigned as chairman and general director. Trong served as the first deputy general director of Bamboo Airways from 2018. In April […]

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Retail Asia29/07/2022

AirAsia has announced that its Advanced Air Mobility division has signed a letter of intent with Skyports Infrastructure to explore the development of air taxi infrastructure in Malaysia. This is a development of a report from last March, where AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes said that the company has plans to launch a flying taxi service by […]

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Retail Asia18/07/2022

Flight tickets to domestic destinations have become pricier than holiday fares, with rising global fuel prices adding fuel to high summer travel demand. For the past two weeks, Hoang Viet, who lives in Hanoi’s Ha Dong District, has been checking flight ticket prices constantly so he can fly to Ho Chi Minh City and visit […]

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Retail Asia11/07/2022

Philippines AirAsia will introduce more direct flights to Sabah and is considering establishing a hub in Sandakan as part of its expansion ambitions. The airline is currently studying the potential for direct routes to Kota Kinabalu from Puerto Princesa and Davao in the Philippines. A possible connection between Zamboanga and Sandakan is also on the […]

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Retail Asia04/07/2022

AirAsia Thailand (flight code FD) will launch direct flights to China and Hong Kong from its Bangkok Don Mueang airport hub starting 7 August. Initially, the low-cost airline will fly a weekly service but hopes to increase flights to twice a week in September and three times weekly in October. Promotional fares start at around […]

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