KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Malaysia’s Tony Fernandes, one of Asia’s most prominent entrepreneurs, has decided to extend his contract as chief executive of Capital A, the firm said Wednesday, after the board persuaded him to delay his planned retirement. Fernandes, 59, a pioneer of Southeast Asia’s budget carrier sector who is often compared to British tycoon Richard Branson, said in January that he intended to step aside within the next five years after more than […]
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AirAsia to launch new branch in Cambodia to spur growth
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AFP) AirAsia parent company Capital A plans to start a new branch of the low-cost airline in Cambodia, its chief executive said Friday, as the firm jump starts expansion plans thwarted by the pandemic. The latest move to reorganise the Malaysia-based firm’s network comes after setbacks in recent years that saw it exit Japan and India. “2022 was about restarting our airline to pre-Covid levels. That machine is in place and will […]
AirAsia to launch new branch in Cambodia to spur growth
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AFP) AirAsia parent company Capital A plans to start a new branch of the low-cost airline in Cambodia, its chief executive said Friday, as the firm jump starts expansion plans thwarted by the pandemic. The latest move to reorganise the Malaysia-based firm’s network comes after setbacks in recent years that saw it exit Japan and India. “2022 was about restarting our airline to pre-Covid levels. That machine is in place and will […]
AirAsia releases updated list of international, domestic flights for August
(Eagle News)–AirAsia has released its updated list of international and domestic flights for August. The budget carrier made the update as Metro Manila reverted to a modified enhanced community quarantine on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Under the MECQ, flights are limited. Below is the updated list: Domestic Z2 480: Clark – Davao – Clark; Starting August 1, Saturdays only Z2 481: Clark – Davao – Clark; Starting August 17, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays only Z2 […]
AirAsia releases list of int’l, domestic flights for August 1 to 31
(Eagle News)–AirAsia has released its list of operational commercial flights for August 1 to 31. The budget carrier said the updated routes are based on new developments following coordination with the government, including local government units: International flights Manila-Don Mueang-Manila starting August 3 (Mondays) Flight numbers Z2 287 / 288 Manila-Kuala Lumpur-Manila starting August 4 (Tuesdays only) starting August 12 (Wednesdays only) Flight numbers Z2 942 / 943 Manila-Chengdu-Manila starting August 5 (Wednesdays only) Flight […]
AirAsia releases updated list of flights
(Eagle News)–AirAsia has released its updated list of flights. According to the local carrier, the following updated schedules are based on new developments following coordination with local partners in government, including local government units: AirAsia said its domestic flights will be temporarily moved to terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, from the previous location of terminal 4. “The temporary suspension of terminal 4 operations is until further notice,” the local carrier said. It […]
AirAsia to resume domestic flight ops on June 5
(Eagle News)–AirAsia will resume its domestic flight operations on June 5 instead. The airline had said domestic flights would resume on June 3 following Metro Manila’s transition to a general community quarantine, but the Civil Aviation Board later ordered airlines to stop domestic flight operations in the meantime as the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases had yet to approve domestic air routes. According to AirAsia, the “new resumption date is […]
AirAsia to resume domestic flight ops on June 3
(Eagle News)–AirAsia will resume domestic flight operations on June 3. The airline made the announcement as Metro Manila transitions into a general community quarantine area on Monday. AirAsia said international flights will resume on July 1. “Select flights are open for booking via the airasia.com website and our mobile app. Guests may use their credit accounts to redeem these flights. Additional routes and flight schedules will be on the AirAsia website and mobile app, subject to […]
AirAsia cancels all flights until May 15
(Eagle News)–AirAsia has cancelled all its flights until May 15. The budget airline said the cancellation, which applies to both domestic and International flights, comes following the directive of the Philippine government to extend the enhanced community quarantine in some areas, including in Metro Manila. AirAsia said all affected guests will be notified via email or SMS, and “strongly encourages” guests to update their contact details using the “My Bookings” feature on airasia.com to ensure […]
AirAsia cancels domestic, international flights until April 30
(Eagle News) — Budget carrier AirAsia is canceling all its international and domestic flights until April 30. According to AirAsia, all affected passengers “will be promptly notified via email or SMS.” The airline also encouraged guests to update their contact details using the “My Bookings” feature on airasia.com to ensure that they receive timely notifications. Guests with existing flight bookings made on or before March 22 with a departure date until May 31 will be able […]
Airlines cancel domestic, international flights due to Luzon-wide quarantine
(Eagle News) – Philippine Airlines, AirAsia Philippines, and Cebu Pacific have cancelled domestic and international flights until April in view of the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine. In an advisory, PAL said that all of its domestic flights will be cancelled starting March 17 until April 12, 2020, while international flights will continue until midnight of March 19, 2020. “We will announce in due course the status of our international flights from March 20 up […]
AirAsia to resume flights between PHL, Taiwan this week
(Eagle News)–AirAsia on Monday, Feb. 17, said it would resume its flights to Taiwan this week. In an advisory, AirAsia said flights from Manila to Taiwan will resume on Thursday, February 20. Those from Cebu and Clark to Taiwan, on the other hand, will resume on March 1, while those from Kalibo to Taipei on March 30. AirAsia made the announcement after the government announced the lifting of the Taiwan travel ban amid the threat […]





