In an effort to promote increased use of trains amidst surging fuel costs, Malaysia has implemented a 30% fare reduction on weekdays for its Electric Train Service and Ekspres Rakyat Timuran routes. This incentive is applicable for journeys between Johor…
AirAsia X, a budget airline based in Malaysia, recently commenced operations on its Istanbul route and has intentions to further extend its long-haul services to Europe in the coming year, according to CEO Benyamin Ismail. This move signifies the airline’s…
AirAsia, signified by the flight code AK, has expanded its offerings, introducing two direct air routes from the Malaysian cities of Kuala Lumpur and Kuching to Pontianak, Indonesia. This development furthers its reputation as the airline with the most…
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is soaring to new heights with the launch of a direct flight route connecting Hanoi to Bengaluru, India’s bustling tech hub. This new service will operate four times weekly, starting May 7, and is designed to accommodate…
The Vietnamese Government creates favourable conditions for airlines to develop and compete healthily, and encourages Australian carriers to fly to Vietnam, according to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. This statement was made during a ceremony commemorating…
Shares in Dutch navigation and mapping company TomTom closed 9.3% higher on Wednesday, after the European Union published rules specifying that cars must incorporate a technology that the company supplies, starting in 2022. TomTom works with carmakers to…
DHL Express Mexico recently launched a Hong Kong-Los Angeles-Guadalajara-Mexico City route. DHL officials said the six-day-a-week flight will increase cargo capacity between Asia and Mexico by 50 tons per flight, adding more than 20% of capacity to its daily…
AirAsia was granted traffic rights by the Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) to start five new Asian services from August onwards. Mavcom’s latest bulletin shows that these flights will operate from Kuala Lumpur to Guangzhou, Jambi and Tanjung Pandan,…
AirAsia India is on an expansion spree. the budget carrier will start operating daily direct flight on the Delhi-Chandigarh route from 1 August onwards. The launch fare on Delhi-Chandigarh route is ₹1,365, the airline mentioned. The flight would leave from…
Budget carrier Cebu Pacific on Wednesday announced new domestic and international routes, in efforts to increase connectivity within the country and the region starting October. In an emailed statement, Cebu Pacific said it will start flying to and from…
Cebu Pacific is to strengthen its domestic network with four new routes to and from its Clark and Cebu hubs. Starting 15 May 2017, Cebu Pacific’s wholly owned subsidiary, Cebgo, will be flying daily between Clark and Caticlan (Boracay); three times weekly…
International outbound flights from Spain were up by 2.7% last year with the biggest increase seen from countries in Asia Pacific; a trend that looks like it will continue in 2017, says travel analyst ForwardKeys. Passengers to Asia Pacific destinations were…
Australia has become an all Boeing 787 destination for Vietnam Airlines after the Skyteam alliance member switched both its Melbourne and Sydney services to the next-generation Dreamliner. Vietnam Airlines’ first 787 flight to Australia arrived on Friday…