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Retail Asia17/07/2023
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Thai AirAsia back flying to Colombo

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AirAsia Thailand (FD) celebrated its inaugural flight, Sunday, flying from Bangkok (Don Mueang) to Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka. Operating the direct flight four times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday) the low-cost airline uses an A320 on the route with 180 seats. FD140 de departs Bangkok Don Mueng Airport (DMK) and […]
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Retail Asia05/04/2023
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Cebu Pacific to launch Laoag flights in May

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Budget carrier Cebu Pacific is set to mount flights to the Ilocos Norte capital of Laoag starting May 22, making it the 35th domestic destination in the airline’s network. Cebu Pacific said flights from Manila to Laoag will be daily, as the airline seeks to tap travelers seeking to explore the Ilocos region. “Laoag plays […]
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Retail Asia02/03/2023
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AirAsia Looks to China to Drive Budget Airline’s Recovery

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AirAsia parent company Capital A expects China’s reopening to international travelers in January to drive the recovery of its airlines this year. AirAsia’s four airlines — Malaysia-based AirAsia, Indonesia AirAsia, Philippines AirAsia, and affiliate Thai AirAsia — plan to rapidly ramp up capacity to China from less than 1 percent of 2019 levels in December, according to […]
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Retail Asia27/02/2023
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Airlines propose scrapping airfare caps

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Airlines and some experts have proposed hiking and eventually removing domestic airfare caps to support businesses in difficult times. Last year, no domestic airlines were profitable because of higher fuel costs, foreign exchange rates, and interest rates, while airfare caps have been kept unchanged for eight years. On Friday, participants at a conference on supporting […]
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Retail Asia22/02/2023
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Cebu Pacific restores flight network

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Cebu Pacific is set to restore 100% of its pre-Covid network and capacity by March 2023. It now flies to 34 domestic destinations and is set to bring back all its 25 international destinations before the end of the first quarter. To support the return of domestic flights, the low-cost airline bundles fares to offer […]
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Retail Asia12/01/2023
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AirAsia India Is Now AIX Connect

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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 Asia24/11/2022
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AirAsia X turns first profit since 2019, plans to double its A330s by mid-2023

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AirAsia X (AAX), the low-cost medium and long-haul airline of AirAsia Group, turned a net profit of RM25.1 million ($5.4 million), its first profit since 2019.  AirAsia X restarted its passenger operations in February 2022 and announced the completion of its 17-month-long debt restructuring scheme in March 2022. In its fifth quarter (5Q22) financial statement ending September […]
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Retail Asia07/06/2022
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AirAsia faces backlash over delayed pandemic refunds

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Malaysia’s AirAsia is facing a wave of complaints from customers who say they have still not been refunded for flights that were cancelled or rescheduled during the pandemic. AirAsia and its subsidiary AirAsia X (AAX), both owned by Capital A Berhad, grounded thousands of flights in 2020 and 2021 after the Malaysian government shut state […]
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Retail Asia18/11/2021
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Tune Protect and AirAsia to unveil travel protection for foreign travellers into Langkawi and Thailand

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In an industry first, Tune Protect and AirAsia have launched the Covid Travel Pass as an added convenience for air travelers to meet the mandatory insurance coverage set by the governments for fully vaccinated international travelers flying into the countries. Kicking off with Langkawi, Malaysia, and various tourist destinations in Thailand, the service will be […]
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Retail Asia03/05/2021
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Vietravel posts $3 mln loss in Q1

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Tourism company Vietravel has already posted a loss of VND72.8 billion ($3.15 million) this year, or 81 percent of the loss it suffered in the whole of last year. Revenues fell nearly 65 percent to VND277 billion as the Covid-19 outbreaks in the first quarter hit travel. Its accumulated losses as of the end of […]
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Retail Asia23/12/2020
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Vietnam Airlines seeks shareholder loans

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Vietnam Airlines Group has called an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting next week to source low-interest loans to accelerate Covid-19 recovery. At the meeting, to be held on Dec. 29, the flag carrier will seek loans from its shareholders that comprise the government with an over 86 percent stake, Japanese aviation company ANA Holdings with 8.7 percent, […]
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Retail Asia15/12/2020
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Hotels continue to suffer Covid-19 impacts

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Vietnam’s third Covid-19 outbreak last month has exacerbated the problems of low occupancy and plunging revenues for hotels and resorts nationwide. Average daily rates in October slumped 25 percent year-on-year, said Mauro Gasparotti, director of real estate consultancy Savills Hotels Asia Pacific. In HCMC, occupancy has hovered under 20 percent since the April lockdown, compared […]
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Retail Asia03/11/2020
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AirAsia offers UNLI Flight pass for a limited time only

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The tourism industry is slowly recovering, starting with the re-opening of Boracay to leisure travelers. More flights, accommodations, and tours are resuming operations to accommodate excited travelers after being stuck at home for so long! With travel restrictions gradually being lifted in the Philippines, AirAsia introduces a unique product that will allow people to travel […]
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Retail Asia01/09/2020
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The airline founder building Asia’s next super app

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AirAsia’s founder Tony Fernandes is building what he hopes will be the region’s next “super app” as he deals with the coronavirus travel downturn. He wants to rival the likes of Grab, GoJek, and WeChat with an all-in-one app for food delivery, shopping, payments, entertainment, and travel. As the airline’s boss, he has been looking […]
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