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Asian airlines slash flights to Hong Kong as unrest escalates

Jamie Freed, Reuters
Posted at Nov 18 02:56 PM

Routes Online said the latest schedules showed cancellations from PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk, India's SpiceJet Ltd, Malaysia's AirAsia Group Bhd, South Korea's JejuAir Co Ltd and Jin Air Co Ltd and the Philippines' PAL Holdings Inc and Cebu Air Inc. Read more »

AirAsia adds more flights, over 100,000 seats to select routes for holidays

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 06:55 PM

Additional flights from Manila to Davao, Iloilo, and Cebu for travels between Dec. 1, 2019 to Jan. 31, 2020 are available, AirAsia Philippines said in a statement.    Read more »

AirAsia offers 6 million promo seats from Nov. 4 to 10

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 08:06 AM

AirAsia on Sunday said it would offer 6 million promotional seats from November 4 to 10. Read more »

AirAsia delays Philippine IPO to 2020 or 2021

Neil Jerome Morales, Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 06:03 PM

The low-cost airline has been looking to go public and raise around $200 million since 2015, but has shelved its plan several times because of weak markets and volatile oil prices.  Read more »

Cebu Pacific officially launches 'Charlie' chatbot for customer support

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 09 08:08 AM

The chatbot was programmed to assist customers in checking in for flights, and even provide the itinerary or boarding passes, the airline said.  Read more »

AirAsia 4-day seat sale starts Monday

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 07:36 AM

The carrier said it was offering base fare as low as P60 for flights out of Clark, Cebu and Cagayan de Oro and P560 from Manila. Read more »

AirAsia offers seat sale to celebrate flying 600 million passengers

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 10:19 AM

AirAsia on Friday said it would offer a total of 6 million promotional seats for as low as P60 to celebrate hitting the milestone of flying its 600 millionth passenger.  Read more »

AirAsia winds down call centers as chatbot takes on customer care

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 27 09:41 AM

Since its launch earlier this year, AVA or AirAsia Virtual Allstar, handles some 50,000 messages daily, Adam Geneave, head of AirAsia's Customer Happiness group. Read more »

AirAsia to remove processing fees for PH bookings by Dec. 31

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 11:44 PM

The Kuala Lumpur-based carrier will also remove Malaysia's processing fees on Oct. 1, and for Thailand and Indonesia on Dec. 31. Read more »

AirAsia names ex-telco exec Ricky Isla as Philippines CEO

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 10:28 AM

Ricky Isla has been in international product development, sales and distribution for PLDT Global Corp. He has held general manager positions in US, Italy and Singapore, the carrier said in a statement. Read more »

AirAsia looking for cadet pilots

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 01:05 PM

In partnership with Omni Aviation Corp, the cadet course will run for 2 years. Associated training costs will be reimbursed upon graduation, the airline said. Read more »

AirAsia launches a burger that can help save lives

Angelo G. Garcia
Posted at Jul 08 12:34 PM

Called the Inspi(RED) Burger and created by New York-based Thai celebrity chef Hong Thaimee, this new inflight meal supports the fight against HIV/AIDS. Read more »

AirAsia offers seat sale for as low as P16

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 05:01 PM

Passengers can book flights from Clark to Cebu, Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Puerto Princesa and Caticlan for as low as P16, the low-cost carrier said in an advisory.  Read more »

AirAsia's new biggest shareholder is holding firm of party-list rep

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 03 11:10 PM

F&S Holdings Inc, owned by party-list Rep. Michael “Mikee” Romero, is now the biggest shareholder of the budget airline's Philippine arm, with a 44.5 percent stake. Read more »

AirAsia spices up inflight menu with Korean dish

Joko Magalong-De Veyra
Posted at May 15 07:00 PM

Korean food takes center stage in AirAsia’s new inflight menu. Read more »

Clark airport told to do emergency procurement after quake damage

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 09:04 PM

MANILA - Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade on Tuesday told officials of the Clark International Airport in Pampanga to implement emergency procurement of equipment and supplies to hasten repairs on the quake-damaged facility.  Read more »

AirAsia cancels Clark flights after Luzon quake

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 11:45 PM

MANILA - AirAsia said it has canceled flights to and from the Clark International Airport in the wake of a 6.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Luzon Monday afternoon. Read more »

AirAsia offers direct flights to Osaka starting at P1,990

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 31 07:02 PM

AirAsia announced it will be operating its first-ever flights between the Philippines and Japan with the launch of its daily flights from Manila to Osaka. Read more »

AirAsia Puerto Princesa-Manila flight naantala ng 6 oras

Jay Zabanal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 11:07 PM

Inireklamo ng mga pasahero ng AirAsia flight Z2 431 na biyahe mula Puerto Princesa patungong Maynila ang 6 oras na paghihintay sa kanilang flight.   Read more »

'An all-star moment': Dad in happy tears after son's in-flight surprise

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 07:26 PM

Paul and Solly Bernardo thought they were in for an ordinary flight to Taiwan for a vacation. Read more »