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Airasia
General
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Thai AirAsia back flying to Colombo

AirAsia Thailand (FD) celebrated its inaugural flight, Sunday, flying from Bangkok (Don Mueang) to Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka. Operating the direct flight four times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday) the low-cost airline uses an A320…

Cebu Pacific
General
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Cebu Pacific to launch Laoag flights in May

Budget carrier Cebu Pacific is set to mount flights to the Ilocos Norte capital of Laoag starting May 22, making it the 35th domestic destination in the airline’s network. Cebu Pacific said flights from Manila to Laoag will be daily, as the airline seeks to…

Airasia Welcome back
General
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AirAsia Looks to China to Drive Budget Airline’s Recovery

AirAsia parent company Capital A expects China’s reopening to international travelers in January to drive the recovery of its airlines this year. AirAsia’s four airlines — Malaysia-based AirAsia, Indonesia AirAsia, Philippines AirAsia, and affiliate Thai…

vietnam airlines 2
General
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Airlines propose scrapping airfare caps

Airlines and some experts have proposed hiking and eventually removing domestic airfare caps to support businesses in difficult times. Last year, no domestic airlines were profitable because of higher fuel costs, foreign exchange rates, and interest rates,…

A321neo ACF PW Cebu Pacific
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Cebu Pacific restores flight network

Cebu Pacific is set to restore 100% of its pre-Covid network and capacity by March 2023. It now flies to 34 domestic destinations and is set to bring back all its 25 international destinations before the end of the first quarter. To support the return of…

Airasia
General
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AirAsia India Is Now AIX Connect

If you plan to travel to any destination in India within September 2023, we have an exciting surprise for you. If you feel like flight tickets are more expensive than your budget, you might be surprised to see the new AIX Connect prices. What is this new…

airasia3
General
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AirAsia faces backlash over delayed pandemic refunds

Malaysia’s AirAsia is facing a wave of complaints from customers who say they have still not been refunded for flights that were cancelled or rescheduled during the pandemic. AirAsia and its subsidiary AirAsia X (AAX), both owned by Capital A Berhad, grounded…

Vietnam Tourism
General
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Vietravel posts $3 mln loss in Q1

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…