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Passengers on an AirAsia flight had their trip rerouted after spotting an uninvited passenger on the plane. In a video shared on TikTok by user @edal8808, what appears to be a long snake can be seen slithering through an overhead light fixture. In the…
In an Australian-first, KFC has enlisted a drone delivery company to bring Zingers and other fried faves to homes and workplaces in the Logan area between Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Wing, owned by Google parent Alphabet, launched in Canberra in 2019 in a…
Long-haul, low-cost carrier AirAsia X has reported an operating loss of MYR82.5 million ($19.6 million) for the first quarter of its 2022 financial year. The carrier generated revenue of MYR99.3 million for the three months ended 30 September, and a net loss…
A one-way ticket from Vietnam to the U.S. will cost around $1,000 and be available on the Vietnam Airlines website in a few days, the carrier has said. There would be a reduced number of passengers to lower the aircraft’s weight to ensure no fuel stops are…
Vietnam Airlines is set to receive its final permit from U.S. authorities to conduct regular direct flights to the U.S. after nearly two decades of preparation. The national flag carrier has completed all necessary documents to be approved by the U.S.…
AirAsia’s inaugural service from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi on Thursday (Sept 16) morning under the travel bubble recorded a 100% flight load, the carrier says, signifying a strong rebound for domestic air travel. The low-cost carrier said the maiden flight,…
Vietnam’s sovereign fund has subscribed to Vietnam Airlines’s rights offering amid its accumulating losses due to Covid-19. The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) paid VND6.89 trillion ($303.56 million) to acquire 689.5 million shares and kept its…
Acquiring flight slots at U.S. airports is only the beginning of a challenging journey to making the Vietnam-U.S. direct route a reality, experts say. Private carrier Bamboo Airways recently acquired slots to operate regular direct flights from Ho Chi Minh…
Vietnam’s Transport Ministry has allowed the Boeing 737 Max aircraft to pass through the country’s airspace after two years. The decision was taken following a proposal made by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) last month, citing Boeing’s efforts…
At least nine Singaporeans have been struggling to leave Macau after they were unable to secure a direct flight home due to the pandemic. One is desperate to return after losing his job in the Chinese city, whose economy has been hit hard by Covid-19. Another…
Malaysian budget airline AirAsia Group on Saturday stated that plans are in the works to launch a flying-taxi business next year. Air Asia CEO Tony Fernandes on Saturday said that the company is working on the project, and it would take about a year and a…
Vietnam is not considering a resumption of international commercial flights with the Covid-19 situation remaining intense globally and vaccine distribution uncertain. The pandemic has been complicated by the appearance of a new coronavirus variant, with no…
Bamboo Airways plans to launch more new routes to Asian destinations like Japan, Singapore, and Australia besides resuming services to Taiwan and South Korea. It will resume flights from Hanoi to Taipei in Taiwan on September 29 and Seoul in South Korea on…
AirAsia Group is seeking to raise as much as 2.5 billion ringgit ($600 million) by the end of the year as it tries to survive a business slump exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. The Subang, Malaysia-based budget carrier may borrow up to 1.5 billion…
AirAsia has rolled out a number of additional safety procedures prior to the resumption of its flights, including enhanced digital self-check-in procedures. AirAsia check-in kiosks at airport terminals have been designed to perform contactless transactions by…
All domestic and international flights of the Cebu Pacific, Cebgo, and AirAsia airlines remain canceled until May 31, 2020 in line with the implementation of the modified enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila. “We encourage passengers on canceled…
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