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AirAsia India has announced free rescheduling on all flights for bookings till May 15, 2021. In a statement, the airline said that guests can now make unlimited changes for all bookings and changes made till May 15, irrespective of the travel dates, without…
AirAsia is offering discounted one-way flights to several destinations in the Philippines. Cebu to Davao flights can be availed for as low as P98, while Manila flights to Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Kalibo, and Tacloban can be booked for only P288. For as low as…
“The coordination on Covid-19 is horrific,” AirAsia Group Bhd founder and group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes laments and claims in a direct swipe at world governments’ on how the global pandemic has been managed and its impact on the travel…
Vietnam Airlines Group has called an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting next week to source low-interest loans to accelerate Covid-19 recovery. At the meeting, to be held on Dec. 29, the flag carrier will seek loans from its shareholders that comprise the…
Vietnam’s third Covid-19 outbreak last month has exacerbated the problems of low occupancy and plunging revenues for hotels and resorts nationwide. Average daily rates in October slumped 25 percent year-on-year, said Mauro Gasparotti, director of real estate…
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…
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,…
AirAsia X Bhd’s net loss for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020 (2QFY20) widened to RM305.24 million, 47.4% more than the RM207.11 million it recorded a year ago as the airline bore the full brunt of travel restrictions implemented to curb the Covid-19…
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…
AirAsia announced on Sunday that it will be resuming its domestic flights starting June 3 as quarantine protocols are eased in several areas in the country including Metro Manila. In an advisory, AirAsia said that resumption of services will gradually…
Low-cost air travel will remain largely unaffected if AirAsia were to cease operations because of lost revenue caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, says an aviation expert. Malaysia’s former head of civil aviation, Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, said the impact on air…
Governments across Asia Pacific are being urged to protect more than 320,000 duty-free and travel-retail industry jobs at risk during the coronavirus pandemic. The Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association claims that the jobs in the US$36 billion industry may…
Indonesia AirAsia and Thai AirAsia are the latest among the AirAsia Group carriers to suspend operations, leaving just AirAsia Japan in service. Indonesia AirAsia will suspend domestic flights until 21 April and international flights until 17 May. Thai…
Cebu Pacific says the month-long “community quarantine” imposed on Metropolitan Manila and the main Luzon island group recently will free up 90% of its total seat capacity, even as it maintains services from its hubs outside of Manila and the region. The 90%…
AirAsia has updated its rebooking policy so that customers with tickets issued on or before 22 March 2020, with a departure date between 23 March and 31 May 2020, can select from the following two options: Unlimited Flight Change: Customers can change their…
Start the new year right by jetting off to Clark, an underrated destination in the Philippines with Cebu Pacific’s first seat sale of the year. From 10 January 2020 till 14 January 2020, all flights to the destination are on sale from as low as SGD 90 (USD…
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