Budget airlines seem to be one of the hottest things around in South East Asia lately. Malaysia itself has two budget airlines, namely Air Asia and Firefly. Between the two, Air Asia seems to be growing at a faster rate than Firefly, which is a subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines. And now it seems, according to [...]
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AirAsia Tickets from 10 Cents!
AirAsia is back with another mindblowing promotion, airplane tickets from as low as 10 cents. It seems that the latest promotion is in conjunction with AirAsia’s 10th anniversary. Beginning today at noon, the public can purchase these tickets on the airline’s website. Travel period is between February 6 to June 20 next year. So if [...]
AirAsia Asked To Consider National Interest
State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun has asked low-cost carrier AirAsia to consider national interest and not just profit when relocating operations to Kota Kinabalu International Airport Terminal 1. He urged the Transport Ministry and the budget airline to settle the matter amicably.
Lada Focusing On Promoting Langkawi Via Singapore
The Langkawi Development Authority (Lada) will focus on Singapore in its tourism promotion drive to attract more tourists visiting the island republic to also holiday in Langkawi. Lada’s tourism principal assistant manager, Azmil Munif Bukhari, said many tourists from the Scandinavian and Baltic countries could be drawn to Langkawi when Finland’s airline, Finn Air, starts [...]
AirAsia X Targets 89,000 Passengers For Latest Route To Christchurch
AirAsia X, the Malaysian-based long-haul low-fare airline expects to carry 89,000 passengers in the first 12 months of its operations between Kuala Lumpur-Christchurch, New Zealand. AirAsia X Founder and Air Asia Group Chief Executive Datuk Seri Dr Tony Fernandes said the company was targeting a load factor of approximately 85 per cent.
Melaka Wants Direct Flights To Kuching And Kota Kinabalu
Melaka wants low-cost carrier AirAsia to introduce direct flights from the Melaka International Airport (MIA) to Kuching and Kota Kinabalu to boost joint capacity in the tourism sector.
Airasia To Fly Twice Daily From Melbourne And Perth To K.L.
AirAsia will operate twice daily services between Melbourne and Kuala Lumpur from July 1 and between Perth and Kuala Lumpur from Aug 1, the airline said Monday. Currently, the budget airline flies daily from Perth and Melbourne to the Malaysian capital.
Sabah Hopes To Attract More Bruneians This Year
Sabah hopes to attract more tourists from Brunei through the availability of world class shopping malls in the state capital. Sabah hopes to attract more tourists from Brunei through the availability of world class shopping malls in the state capital.
Tourism Ministry Targets 650,000 Indian Visitors In 2010
The Tourism Ministry has again upped it mark for tourists arrivals from India, hoping to pull in 650,000 visitors to Malaysia this year. With budget carrier AirAsia making plans to fly to more major Indian cities later this year and the swelling in outbound travel in India, tourism officials are optimistic that the new target [...]
Scoot – The Newest Budget Airline Around
What’s new across the causeway? According to a news report, Singapore Airlines has launched a budget carrier named Scoot, that will fly medium and long-haul routes to Australasia, China and other destinations from mid-2012. And from the report, this new airlines seems pretty confident that it will appeal to many travellers in the region, especially [...]
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