Monthly Archives: May 2006

AirAsia to fly to Brunei

Posted on May 31, 2006 by Prahok

BruneiDirect reports that AirAsia plans to fly to Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei from July 11, with bookings open from June 2. Introductory fares will start at B$39.

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Aust govt says yes

Posted on May 31, 2006 by Prahok

Despite howls or protest from Tiger, the SMH reports that theAustralian ACCC has approved price-fixing (uh, I mean co-operation) between Qantas, Jetstar, Jetstar Asia and Valuair. Given that Jetstar plans to start flying from Oz to Thailand Vietnam and Bali … Continue reading →

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Latest Jetstar deals

Posted on May 30, 2006 by Prahok

Jetstar have announced a new tranch of special deals out of Singapore including: Phuket and Phnom Penh from S$40, Siem Reap from $50, Bali for $70, Rangoon for $100 and Bangalore for $130. Book by June 5, 2006 for travel … Continue reading →

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Tiger ask the Oz govt to just say No!

Posted on May 19, 2006 by Prahok

According to Bloomberg, Tiger Airways has put in a special request to the ACCC asking them to not approve a request for Qantas to co-operate with Jetstar Asia and Valuair. (Qantas owns 49% of Jetstar). For some time Qantas has … Continue reading →

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Thai AirAsia ups fuel surcharge by 100THB

Posted on May 12, 2006 by Prahok

The Nation reports that Thai AirAsia is to increase its fuel surcharge by 100THB on all domestic routes and most international flights from Monday. CEO Tassapon Bijleveld said the airline would increase the charge from Bt300 to Bt400 on domestic … Continue reading →

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Fly more for less with Jetstar Asia

Posted on May 10, 2006 by Prahok

Jetstar Asia have announced some new deals including the following deals out of Singapore: Cambodia from S$28 Thailand from S$38 Indonesia from S$48 (with Valuair) Bookings need to be made between 10-15 May 2006 for travel till 31 May 2006. … Continue reading →

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Tiger having kittens

Posted on May 2, 2006 by Prahok

Flight International reports that Tiger Airways expects to establish an associate airline in another Asian country by the end of 2006. There’s yet to be any conjecture about which country that will be, however having just opened three new routes … Continue reading →

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Latest Tiger deals

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Prahok

Tiger Airways have just announced a bunch of Labour Day deals, including flights from Singapore to Hat Yai and Padang for as little as S$26.98 one-way. Deals exclude public holidays and there is some limited availability during peak periods. Buy … Continue reading →

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AirAsia to Timor-Leste?

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Prahok

The Foreign minister of Timor-Leste, Jose Ramos-Horta told AFP in a recent interview that they’d been in contact with Air Asia and Silk Air about opening direct links from Dili to either Malaysia or Singapore. That would be a boon … Continue reading →

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