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Changi Airport has continued to demonstrate its resilience and recovery from the pandemic-era downturn, with a recorded 5.8 million passengers in October. This figure represents an increase of 3.4% compared with the same period in the previous year and is one…
In a significant move for the automotive sector, the Ministry of Construction is inviting input from various agencies regarding a bold proposal to mandate that all passenger cars achieve a fuel efficiency of 4.83 liters per 100 kilometers by 2030. This…
AirAsia returns to the skies with domestic flights in Malaysia starting today (April 29), but passengers will need to follow Covid-19 safety measures. Each passenger will need to bring their own mask and wear it properly before, during and after the flight,…
Volkswagen passenger cars have recorded a sales growth of 0.5 per cent in 2019 selling 62,78,300 units worldwide as compared to 62,44,900 units it sold in the previous year. Volkswagens have been quite in demand in Brazil last year which has lead the growth…
AirAsia has been named the Top Airline by Absolute Passenger Growth (Southeast Asia) at Singapore’s Changi Airline Awards 2019 recently. This is in recognition of its 4.1 per cent increase in passengers carried to and from Singapore to 4.5 million pax…
The operator of budget carrier Cebu Pacific saw earnings dip by 50.6 percent last year amid challenges such as the closure of a popular tourist destination, rising fuel prices and increased competition. In a statement, Gokongwei-owned Cebu Air Inc. said…
AirAsia Group Bhd Consolidated AOCs carried a total of 12.1 million passengers in the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2018 (4Q18), reflecting a 16% growth from 10.4 million passengers carried a year ago. During the quarter, load factor was 4 percentage points…
Senai International Airport handled 3.52 million passengers last year, a 13% increase from the number of passengers recorded in 2017. Md Derick Basir, CEO of Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd (SATSSB), the airport operator, said growth was mainly driven…
AirAsia Group is out to monetise its digital businesses and broaden the group’s digital footprint this year but has no plan to open more new airlines over the next three years. The airline wants to focus on growing its existing business especially in…
Korea’s air passenger traffic reached a new record for November on the back of the rise in the number of Chinese tourists and increased overseas travel demand, government data showed Tuesday. The number of air passengers came to 9.57 million last month, up…
With six weeks to go for Tet, the Lunar New Year festival, Vietnamese carriers are bracing for the upsurge in demand. Jetstar Pacific, the low-cost arm of flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, announced Tuesday that it would increase the number seats on local routes…
he number of tourists from China and India has seen huge improvements after e-visa services were made available, said Tourism Malaysia chairman Datuk Dr Siew Ka Wei. According to Siew in a statement, between March 2016 and April 2017, total of 284,606 and…
AirAsia Bhd reported a 9% increase in the number of passengers carried at 15.23 million in the first quarter ended March 31, 2017 (1Q17) from 13.94 million a year earlier as the budget airline’s capacity and load factor rose. In a statement late yesterday,…
GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL), which operates Hyderabad Airport today announced the opening of ‘Mumbai Central’ near EAT at Hyderabad food court at the domestic departures Security Hold Area (SHA) of the airport. With the opening of its outlet…
In a conference session entitled ‘China’s cruise market sets sail’, Mike Feely, Vice President of research agency Horizon Consumer Science, revealed the telling statistic that, Asia will be the No 2 cruise region by 2020, if it maintains its growth…
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is among five international airlines that fly into Europe that have been told to pay passengers for delays they may have experienced. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said in its press release on Wednesday (Feb 22) that American…
