24 January 2011, Singapore – The inaugural flight for Thai AirAsia‘s FD4111 from Singapore to the Chiang Mai departed Changi at around 815pm today, slightly delayed from its scheduled departure timing at 745pm.  I was amongst the group of travel agents and media who were invited by AirAsia and Tourism […]
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No More Hassle in LCCT with AirAsia’s Fly-Thru
17 January 2011, Singapore – AirAsia’s guests flying on multiple-flights from Singapore to their final destination (routes between Singapore and Gold Coast, Hangzhou, Mumbai, New Delhi, London, Christchurch) via Kuala Lumpur can do so without having to apply for a transit visa with Fly-Thru – A service that enables guests […]
Airline Update: Lufthansa Passenger Airlines in 2010
13 January 2011, Frankfurt (Press Release) – Deutsche Lufthansa AG today announced that it significantly improved its traffic performance in 2010 compared with the previous year, welcoming 90.2 million passengers on board their flights over the past twelve months. This represents an increase of 17.2 per cent over the previous […]
Business Class Passengers Get Upper Deck on Korean Air’s A380 Flights
Korean Air will launch its first A380 service in May 2011 with the upper deck of the aircraft devoted to business class flyers.
Garuda Indonesia Introduces New Boeing 737-800NG On KL-Jakarta Route
22 December 2011, Kuala Lumpur – 15 January 2011, residents in Kuala Lumpur can expect the new Boeing 737-800 Next Generation (738NG) aircraft when flying to Jakarta on Indonesia’s national airline, Garuda Indonesia. Seating 156 passengers in a Executive and Economy class configuration ,the new aircraft will feature the new […]
Jetstar Introduces Singapore-Melbourne Route
16 December 2010, Singapore – Budget carrier Jetstar elevated Singapore’s aviation hub status in launching long haul, low fare services for the first time from Melbourne to the Lion City. Jetstar started operating daily A330-200 service between Singapore and Melbourne as of today offering inbound passengers direct and convenient connections […]
AirAsia Extends Association with ASEAN Basketball League with The Philippine Patriots
16 December 2010, Manila (Press Release) – AIRASIA, Malaysia’s low-cost carrier and innovator in sports sponsorship and tourism in ASEAN, will extend its association with the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) by sponsoring the 2009-2010 Grand Finals Champions, Philippine Patriots. This was announced today during the announcement of AirAsia’s setting up […]
AirAsia to Set Up Low Cost Airline in The Philippines
16 December 2010, Manila (Press Release) – Low-cost carrier AirAsia , announced today that its fully owned subsidiary AirAsia International Ltd has entered into a partnership agreement with Antonio O. Cojuangco Jr., Michael R Romero and Marianne B. Hontiveros to establish a low cost airline in the Philippines based on […]