BANGKOK, 13 May 2021: Thai Smile has cut domestic services in response to severe restrictions imposed by provinces across Thailand to fight the surge of Covid infections.
A virtual lockdown is in place in...
MANILA, 13 May 2021: Delta Air Lines is pulling back flights in Asia starting with the axing of a fifth-freedom service between South Korea and the Philippines and will use its partnership with Korean Air to serve...
BANGKOK, 13 May 2021: The Thai Airline Association has asked the government to underwrite soft loans for the seven airlines serving domestic routes in Thailand.
The proposal also requests assistance for airline employees to...
DUBAI, UAE, 12 May 2021: Emirates will showcase its premium economy seats for the first time at the Arabian Travel Market 2021 from 16 to 19 May.
ATM is arguably the first in-person...
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 May 2021: AirAsia Group's first-quarter 2021 operating results paint a depressing picture with passengers carried down 90% when compared with Q1 2020.
Reflecting the dire outlook facing the region's airlines,
AirAsia Group...
BANGKOK, 11 May 2021: Aeronautical Radio of Thailand has lowered its estimates for domestic and international airline traffic in 2021 to 323,093 flights.
The revised estimate represents a 38% reduction from the 518,790 flights estimated...
GENEVA 10 May 2021: The International Air Transport
Association (IATA) announced that passenger traffic fell in March 2021 compared
to pre-Covid levels during March 2019 but rose compared to the immediate month
prior (February 2021).
Because comparisons...
HANOI, 10 May 2021: Bamboo Airways gained flight slot times
for proposed direct routes to San Francisco and Los Angeles due to launch 1
September from Ho Chi Minh City.
It will cut the flight time...
HONG KONG, 7 May 2021: Cathay Pacific will resume flights to London Heathrow on 8 May after suspending services since Christmas week 2020.
Initially, the airline will fly an A350-1000 three weekly services...
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 May 2021: Malaysia Airlines is trialling the International Air Transport Association's Travel Pass, a global mobile phone app that verifies a traveller's Covid-19 test or vaccine status when checking in for flights or at...