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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…
AirAsia plans to introduce Airbus’s innovative fuel-saving software modification known as Descent Profile Optimization (DPO) to its A320ceo aircraft commencing this month. The airline said the enhancement to the aircraft’s on-board flight management system…
AirAsia is expecting an increase of more than 70 international flight volumes per week for the first week of border reopening starting on April 1. AirAsia Malaysia chief executive officer Riad Asmat said the international flight number is expected to reach…
AirAsia gears up for the nation’s reopening by adding more international routes to cater for significant pent-up demand ahead of Malaysia reopening borders to international travel 1 April. With the continued easing of travel restrictions, the airline group…
Beginning April 1, AirAsia Philippines is adding more weekly flights to the country’s top tourist destinations, including Boracay, Puerto Princesa and Cebu, after seeing a recent surge in bookings. The low-cost airline, in a statement on Friday, said that it…
AirAsia India has unveiled its new ancillary service, ‘FlyAhead’. With the ‘FlyAhead’ service, guests wishing to take an earlier flight will be able to seamlessly opt for this facility. The ‘FlyAhead’ service has been launched for a nominal fee of INR 1,500…
Japan has softened its suspension of all new incoming flight bookings to make it easier for citizens to return, the government said Thursday, a day after it announced the move prompted by worries about the Omicron coronavirus variant. The transport ministry…
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…
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…
Vietnam Airlines is set to gradually resume flying on 40 routes, or nearly its entire domestic network, by next month, prioritizing Hanoi, HCMC and Da Nang. Several flights are set to be resumed to the southern archipelago Con Dao Island, the central…
AirAsia sees brighter skies ahead after Malaysia lifted interstate travel restrictions, with the low-cost carrier also pushing to restart international flights to Thailand, Sri Lanka and the Maldives as early as next week, its president told Nikkei Asia. Bo…
AirAsia Group Bhd is accelerating its digitalization by emphasizing new technologies and focusing on driving innovation across its entire portfolio of companies. The carrier’s engineering arm Asia Digital Engineering (ADE), ground handling division Ground…
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.…
Startup airline Bamboo Airways has completed the necessary procedures to begin its first direct flight to the U.S. starting Sep. 23, set to be the first Vietnamese airline to do so. The airline stated it has received licenses from U.S. Transportation Security…
As IATF Resolution 136-F allows interzonal travel from GCQ to GCQ or GCQ to MGCQ areas subject to restrictions of the local government unit of destination and strict health and safety protocols such as the presentation of a negative RT-PCR test upon arrival,…
Vietnam Airlines is planning to operate regular flights between Vietnam and the U.S. starting October, seeking to fulfill a dream of nearly two decades. The state-owned carrier will use either Boeing 787 or Airbus SE A350 aircraft for its inaugural U.S. route…
