AirAsia bags World’s Best Low-Cost Airline for 13th straight year
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia has been crowned the World’s Best Low-Cost Airline at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2022 for the 13th consecutive year. Capital A chief executive officer Tony Fernandes said the year 2022 feels more special than previous years as voters supported the company despite the most difficult past few years triggered by COVID-19. “Finally, I see blue skies […]
AirAsia sells record-breaking 500,000 seats in 48 hours
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia’s recent five million free seat promotion has seen 500,000 seats sold in just 48 hours, marking its record-breaking sale with the highest number of seats sold daily since the onset of COVID-19. In a statement today, Capital A Bhd, the low-cost airline operator, said value seekers have been snapping up free seats […]
AirAsia expects Malaysia-Singapore operation to fully recover
SINGAPORE: AirAsia expects its Malaysia-Singapore operation to fully recover by the first quarter of 2023 (Q1 2023), following the resumption of its service in Changi Airport’s state-of-the-art and fully-automated Terminal 4 (T4). AirAsia Bhd chief executive officer Riad Asmat said the airline aims for its operations to recover to 80 per cent of the pre-pandemic […]
‘Nasi Lemak On-The-Go’ with new packaging, affordable price
KUALA LUMPUR: airasia’s Santan has unveiled its new on-the-go packaging dubbed ‘Nasi Lemak On-The-Go’ for its signature dish at an affordable price. The pyramid-shaped ‘Nasi Lemak’ comes with the same great taste and with a unique new packaging, priced at RM4.90 for ala carte and combo set with ‘Teh Tarik’ priced at below RM10, will be served at all Santan […]
Flight delays: We want long-term solutions!
KUCHING: A long-term policy is needed to overcome the issue of frequent and constant flight delays and rescheduling of flights. Bandar Kuching Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen said the issue had caused “all kinds of inconvenience and even economic losses to the public, especially during the festive season.” Saying this was […]
AirAsia to give feedback to ministry within 24 hours
PUTRAJAYA: AirAsia will provide feedback on consumer issues, including those related to flight delays and rescheduling, to the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) within 24 hours. Its Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said after compiling consumers’ grievances and complaints on the issue of AirAsia flight delays, KPDNHEP had made a preliminary […]
AirAsia’s free seats promo available for booking from April 9-17
KUALA LUMPUR: Low-cost airline, AirAsia has launched its Free Seats promo, offering free seats for both domestic and international flights via the airasia Super App. The seats are available for bookings from April 9-17, 2022 for travels from Sept 12, 2022 to March 25, 2023. Domestic destinations include Penang, Alor Setar, Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, […]
Border reopening a boost for AirAsia
SEPANG: Low-cost carrier AirAsia expects the border reopening to be a boost as it targets to record 95 per cent load factor by the end of this year. “Malaysia is taking a huge step ahead by the border reopening. People want to come to Malaysia as we can see it through encouraging ticket sales in […]
Snake on a plane!
KUCHING: A commercial plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Kuching International Airport (KIA) yesterday night after a slithering snake was spotted in the overhead compartment. A video of the reptile’s silhouette taken by a passenger, had since gone viral on various social media platforms. AirAsia chief safety officer Captain Ling Liong Tien […]
AirAsia to use aerobridge for all flights
KUCHING: AirAsia Berhad has finally decided to use the aerobridge for all of its flights after years of public complaints pertaining to the inconvenience of using the staircase to enter and exit the aircraft. According to Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin, using the staircase is difficult and inconvenient especially for the elderly, people […]
