DUBAI, UAE, 3 April 2020: Emirates Skywards loyalty
programme is supporting more than 27 million members by relaxing policies,
adding flexibility, and including extensions to reassure its members during the
global pandemic.
Retaining tier status
PHUKET, 3 April 2020: Thai Airways International staff waved off TG's last flight from this southern island's airport just days before the airport goes into lockdown 10 to 30 April.
During a year that...
BANGKOK, 3 April 2020: The British Embassy strongly advises
all short-stay travellers remaining in Thailand to return now to the UK while
commercial flights are still available.
There are just a few airlines flying services from...
GENEVA, 2 April 2020: Airlines could burn through USD61
billion of their cash reserves during the second quarter ending 30 June 2020,
while posting a quarterly net loss of USD39 billion says the International Air
Transport Association in its latest...
BANGKOK, 1 April 2020: Nok Airlines Public Company Limited
has responded to a request from the Stock Exchange of Thailand to clarify
details of services during the Covid-19 crisis.
It confirmed domestic flights continue for the...
HONG KONG, 1 April 2020: Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon
will operate a “bare skeleton” flight schedule serving just 15 destinations
worldwide through April to the end of May.
The latest schedule follows a decision to...
YANGON, 31 March 2020: Myanmar closed all airports to
international flights effective midnight 30 March until 13 April.
Last week, the country closed land borders with Thailand and Laos mainly to prevent migrant workers returning...
MANILA, 30 March 2020: Philippine Airlines suspended international flights through to 14 April following cancellation of all domestic services mid-March, but it is planning to reintroduce some routes later in April if travel restrictions are lifted.
SEPANG, Malaysia, 30 March 2020: AirAsia Group announced, at the weekend, it is temporarily hibernating most of its fleet across its entire network in Asia, in view of the COVID-19 pandemic that led to extensive border restrictions.
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 March 2020:
Preliminary traffic figures released Thursday by the Association of Asia
Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed international air passenger demand plunging
43.9% in February 2020.
The fall was blamed on deepening public anxiety about...