AirAsia told to refund airfares for cancelled flight
KUCHING: The Transport Ministry (MOTS) has urged AirAsia Berhad to refund all airfares to passengers who had purchased tickets for the cancelled flight from Kota Kinabalu to Sibu scheduled for January 3. Its Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said the cancellation of the said flight had caused unnecessary inconveniences to the public. He informed that […]
AirAsia did not follow approved flight schedule
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has clarified that the cancellation of AirAsia Flight AK6090 from Kota Kinabalu to Sibu on Sunday (Jan 3) was due to the airline’s failure to comply with the approved flight schedule. “For the public’s information, the SDMC had released and communicated with all airlines on the approved scheduled […]
AirAsia wins Asia’s Leading Low-cost Airline for eight consecutive year
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia has once again been awarded the Asia’s Leading Low-Cost Airline for the eighth consecutive year at the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2020. In a statement today, AirAsia said it received highest votes from travel professionals and industry players around the region to win the top award along with Asia’s Leading Low-Cost Airline […]
AirAsia confirms laying off 10 pct of staff
KUALA LUMPUR: Low-cost airline companies, AirAsia Bhd dan AirAsia X Bhd, have confirmed the retrenchment of 10 per cent of their 24,000 employees last week. This confirmed a Bernama report on Sept 28 that AirAsia might be planning a new round of layoffs involving hundreds of its personnel for the continued survival in an industry […]
AirAsia upbeat on recovery trajectory
KUALA LUMPUR: As the domestic travel and tourism industry slowly bounces back, the world’s best low-cost airline AirAsia says it is experiencing green shoots for a promising recovery after being severely hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. AirAsia.com chief executive officer Karen Chan said although the journey might be tough, the airline company would ramp up […]
More AirAsia flights between Kuching and Sibu
KUCHING: AirAsia Berhad will be increasing its flight frequency for the Kuching-Sibu-Kuching route from the existing seven flights weekly to 21 flights weekly, or from one flight daily to three flights daily. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin revealed that the new flight frequency of 21 flights weekly would take effect on August 1. “In […]
AirAsia’s Ourshop partners Fama to sell fresh and frozen produce
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Bhd’s logistics arm, Teleport, is collaborating with the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) to help local farmers selling fresh and frozen produce directly from the source. The collaboration is through Teleport’s e-commerce platform Ourshop. AirAsia said Ourshop has launched a new category called Ourfresh that offers fresh and frozen produce directly from […]
Higher frequency for Langkawi, Kuching, Penang, Kota Kinabalu routes
KUALA LUMPUR: Low-cost airline, AirAsia Bhd will increase flight frequencies for its most sought-after routes during the recovery movement control order (RMCO) period including Langkawi, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching and Penang. Chief executive officer Riad Asmat said the routes are from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu, as well as from Johor Bahru to […]
AirAsia extends sale of its unlimited pass Cuti-Cuti Malaysia to June 15
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia is extending the sale of its Unlimited Pass Cuti-Cuti Malaysia for an additional two days to June 15, 2020 in response to the overwhelming demand, it said in a statement here Saturday. Since its launch on June 11, over 12,000 flights have been redeemed with the first flight redemption taking place only […]
AirAsia welcomes resumption of domestic travel
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Group Bhd commends the government’s announcement of the recovery movement control order (RMCO), which allows the domestic tourism sector to resume operations starting from Wednesday in an effort to revive Malaysia’s economy. In a statement Monday, the airline said in recent weeks, countries around the world have resumed domestic travels and are […]
