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AirAsia Group said its operating statistics for the second quarter of the 2021 financial year were improved during the quarter. All four key operating entities of AirAsia posted year-on-year (YoY) improvements during the quarter, on the back of a low base in…
Google continues to work hard on improving Google Maps. The app does so much more than just help take you quickly and safely from point “A” to point “B” as it gives you the names of places to visit, where you should go to eat, events that you should attend…
Budget carrier Cebu Pacific, operated by Cebu Air, Inc., is sticking to its forecast of returning to pre-pandemic levels next year, saying it is “cautiously optimistic” given the current pace of vaccine rollout in the country. “To be honest, initially, when…
The arrangement for quarantine-free travel between the two cities was due to begin on May 26, following two previous postponements. Singapore is reassessing plans for a travel bubble with Hong Kong after the city-state moved to reintroduce tighter social…
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…
Tourism companies see a proposed plan to gradually resume international flights as a necessary first step for their sector to recover from the pandemic-inflicted slump. Nguyen Minh Man, head of marketing at the HCMC-based TST Tourist Co., said that a slow and…
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…
Long-haul budget carrier AirAsia X is planning to broaden the extent of a planned capital reduction, and raise additional funding through a new share issue. AirAsia X aims to raise RM300 million from current shareholders plus another RM200 million from new…
Budget carrier AirAsia India plans to add three more Airbus A320 neo planes by June next year as part of its fleet and network expansion. The airline — a joint venture between Tatas and Malaysia’s AirAsia Investment currently has 32 aircraft, including two…
airasia.com has launched a second Super Sale via its ‘super app’, offering a range of deals starting from as low as RM1.99 (US$0.48) from 16 to 22 November The airasia.com Super Sale made its debut last month, superseding the hugely popular AirAsia Free Seats…
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…
The long-haul budget carrier AirAsia X Bhd has run out of money and needs to raise up to 500 million ringgit (US$120 million) to restart the airline, according to deputy chairman Lim Kian Onn. The Malaysia-based affiliate of AirAsia Group said this month it…
An American lender is willing to loan AirAsia US$1bil for the data of its customers it has accumulated from its business over the years. AirAsia Group Bhd CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes did not reveal the name of the potential US lender but spoke on how its…
AirAsia Group announced on Thursday that it is building a super app off its existing mobile application and website to provide services such as e-commerce, delivery, and payments. The app is to be available next month in Thailand and ASEAN. AirAsia chief…
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,…
Financial assistance such as loans with easier terms to AirAsia Group is crucial in helping the struggling low-cost carrier to turn around as its recovery will bring about a huge spillover effect to the broader economy. AirAsia X chairman Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz…
