Malaysia – Dr Kelvin Yii, MP for Bandar Kuching, calls on the federal and state governments to intervene and reduce the cost of airplane tickets for Sarawakians returning to the state to vote in the 12th state election. He suggested that both governments should work together to develop methods to incentivize people to return to Sarawak to vote, stating that …

KUALA LUMPUR: To help kickstart the international air travel industry, AirAsia has joined aviation and tourism experts in calling for a standardised approach to travel protocols. Bo Lingam, president of AirAsia Group (Airlines), said that for cross-border travel to resume effectively and safely, a mutually agreed global framework approach is needed. “Travel requirements in the region are currently complex and …

PETALING JAYA – AirAsia Group Bhd has confirmed that is has secured a a loan as part of its ongoing capital-raising plans. The RM300 million loan came from the Sabah Development Bank Bhd (SDB) to its units as part of the group’s fundraising efforts. AirAsia Bhd Riad Asmat confirmed that the loan has been approved and disbursed. He added that …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s flagship budget airline AirAsia Group is set to lay off hundreds more jobs as the company is still reeling in with the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the economy. It’s Malaysian unit and subsidiary AirAsia X Bhd also plans to cut staff. The affected staff will be informed within 72 hours. The company will also be …

PETALING JAYA – MALAYSIA’S low-cost airliner AirAsia Berhad has announced on Monday that it will be teaming up with digital travel platform Agoda in an effort to boost travel activity in the region. According to the AirAsia, the agreement hope to provide travellers convenience as it will be enabling its users flight sharings and hotel accomodations. The project also aims …

KUALA LUMPUR – AirAsia will be resuming their Malaysia and Singapore flights following the decision to go ahead and implement the Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL). According to AirAsia, the resumption of flights will be followed by other international destinations but will be subjected to the approval from the authorities. The budget airliner will also launch weekly flights between Singapore and …

KUALA LUMPUR – AirAsia Group Bhd has received a backing support from certain financial institution for more than RM1 billion, One day after its auditor cast doubt on the company’s ability to continue the business. AirAsia CEO Tan Sri Tony Fenandes said that the portion of the debt funding would be eligible under the Danajamin Prihatin Guarantee Scheme. The airline …

PETALING JAYA – AirAsia Group Berhadposted revenue of RM2.31bil in the first quarter, an almost RM800mil loss compared to the RM2.73bil revenue posted last year. AirAsia chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony said in a statement that the current period is by far “the toughest challenge” the company has ever faced. He added that AirAsia have been restructed the group …

KUALA LUMPUR – Southeast Asia’s largest budget-carrier announced on Friday that it will resume its scheduled domestic flights starting April 29, 2020 before gradually adding internationals flights after it halted operations due to COVID-19 pandemic. AirAsia Group Bhd confirmed that international flights to Thailand and the Philippines are to resume on May 1, while flights to Indonesia are set to …

PUTRAJAYA – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has confirmed that they are in touch with the UK Authorities over bribery allegations against AirAsia by manufacturer Airbus. MACC chief Latheefa Koya said that they’re still waiting for the UK authorities for additional information regarding the investigation of Airbus’ use of middleman to secure plane contract and deals. According to the chief commissioner …