Category Archives: AirAsia

Bernama reports that AirAsia’s passenger numbers increased 91.1% to 1.13m in August 2006 from 591,556 a year earlier. The budget airline said Malaysia saw passenger numbers rose 80.2% to 700,234 from 388,518 last August. As for Thailand, AirAsia saw an … Continue reading →

Bernama reports that Air Asia will start gradual operations at Bangkok’s new Suvarnabhumi Airport from Monday, with all flights operated by its Thai subsidiary, Thai Air Asia. All Thai Air Asia flights bearing code “FD” will depart and land at … Continue reading →

The Star reports that Air Asia has been given the rights to fly to Xiamen and Shenzen in China from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. These are the Malaysian carrier’s first two destinations in China’s mainland.

The Nation reports that Thai Air Asia on Saturday rejected an American blind passenger because the airline had no staff to take care of him. The passenger claimed that many blind people travel alone with Thai Air Asia without problem. … Continue reading →

AFP reports that Thai AirAsia plans to open direct flights between Hanoi and Kuala Lumpur later this year, a company official said yesterday. We plan to conduct one flight a day between Hanoi and Kuala Lumpur, starting this October,” a … Continue reading →

The Business Times reports that AirAsia is considering including a Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan route in addition to two new destinations to be introduced next week, said CEO Tony Fernandes. Air Asia is introducing the two new daily flights, Kota … Continue reading →

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.

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 →