69169 Even before the government lowered alert levels, AirAsia Philippines already recorded 145,978 seats sold for travels from March 1 to 31, 2022 alone, up 131 percent from the same period last year. “We attribute this significant increase to revenge traveling with relaxed travel protocols...
68252 AirAsia Philippines plans to mount more passenger and cargo flights to Dumaguete and Roxas City this April to speed up economic recovery in the Visayas, the budget carrier announced Feb. 25, 2022. The new flight routes will boost import-export and technology-related trade in both cities....
Filipinos can soon avail of air taxis for zero-emissions, ultra-short-haul travel when the AirAsia Aviation Group launches the service in Southeast Asia. AirAsia partnered with Dublin-based aircraft leasing company Avolon for a hundred VX4 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to...
64387 Long-term travel restrictions are futile. That's the key lesson that governments haven't learned in two years of the pandemic, Capital A Berhad CEO Tony Fernandes lamented. A better and more sustainable approach would be to promote cost-effective policies such as massive and speedy...
AirAsia Group changes name 62152 AirAsia Group Berhad, holding firm of budget carrier AirAsia Philippines, announced a name change to Capital A Berhad (Capital A). "We are not just an airline anymore," CEO Tony Fernandes maintained in a statement, Thursday, Jan. 28. “This is a significant...
AirAsia Ancillary Products Earnings from inflight food, baggage allowances and other ancillary products can boost the 2022 revenues of airlines because half of Filipino travelers, five out of ten, purchase them during flight, according to AirAsia Philippines executives. “Even though flight...
media Despite the new COVID-19 surge, 7 out of 10 Filipinos still want to push through with their planned air travel in the next nine months. This was the finding of an AirAsia Philippines-commissioned survey made by big-data analytics firm, Tangere. The survey, conducted in December 2021, covered...
AirAsia Philippines 2022 Outlook All AirAsia Philippines domestic destinations continue to accept vaccination cards as a primary travel requirement, except for Caticlan, Kalibo, Tacloban, Bacolod, Iloilo and Zamboanga, which now require negative RT-PCR test results taken 72 hours prior to...
AirAsia Philippines said it increased its flight frequencies and reopened key hubs to cater to guests flying back home after the long holiday break. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN In a statement Thursday, Dec. 30, the low-cost airline said it will open the new year with a busier schedule as it added...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Butch Ramirez and weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games here. (PSC Instagram) The cash incentives continue to come to Hidilyn Diaz's way. The 30-year-old weightlifter is set to receive an additional P5 million from the Philippine...
As GCash began the virtual launch that would highlight their new and exciting partnership with Air Asia, the other very interesting announcement had to do with the fact that they’ve now topped the 40 million subscribers mark. In their drive to upgrade fintech (financial technology) here in the...
Mobile wallet app GCash and Airasia Philippines have partnered to allow travelers to pay digitally for flight, hotel bookings and travel retail items. Customers can pay for their Airasia plane fare and accommodation in partner hotels using the GCash apps on their mobile phones. They can also opt...
