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India detains mother over dead baby in plane toilet

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 26 03:25 PM

NEW DELHI - A 19-year-old woman was detained after a dead newborn baby was found in the toilet of an Indian passenger plane, police told AFP Thursday. Read more »

AirAsia plans to bring BigPay service to Philippines

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 05:52 AM

BigPay is AirAsia's answer to Tencent's WeChat Pay and Alibaba's Alipay, which allows users to scan and pay using their mobile phones. Both Chinese-backed platforms are available in the country. Read more »

Flights cancelled, diverted due to bad weather

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 03:00 PM

Tropical Storm Inday struck off the country's northern coast this week, stirring monsoon rains over vast swaths of Luzon. Read more »

Airbus seeks splash to end airshow with AirAsia wide-body order

Tim Hepher and Eric M. Johnson, Reuters
Posted at Jul 19 08:06 PM

Airbus was set on Thursday to win a much-needed endorsement for the A330neo from its largest buyer as AirAsia prepared a long-distance finale to the Farnborough Airshow. Read more »

Airport infra lack hampers long-haul expansion in PH: AirAsia

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 06:15 AM

AirAsia's long haul unit, AirAsia X, operates in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia but not in the Philippines, where the main airport in the capital has only one runway. Read more »

Work stress escapes drive air travel demand: AirAsia boss

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 18 12:17 PM

A young workforce seeking to escape their high stress jobs are helping drive demand for air travel, AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes said. Read more »

AirAsia giving away 1 year of free flights in Facebook contest

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 12:14 PM

Facebook users need to answer 3 questions during a live broadcast Tuesday on the AirAsia's page to win the free flights. The one-hour long broadcast will start at 8 p.m. Read more »

AirAsia starts flying to Taipei from Clark

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 03:23 PM

The maiden Clark-Taipei flight Z2 5126 took off on Thursday and was commandeered by AirAsia Philippines CEO, Captain Dexter Comendador, the airline said in a statement. Read more »

Airbus left waiting for expanded AirAsia A330neo deal: sources

Tim Hepher, Reuters
Posted at Jul 06 06:27 AM

AirAsia co-founder Tony Fernandes visited the planemaker this week for talks aimed at shoring up and increasing the existing order for 66 jets, but left Toulouse without signing a deal after what one source described as challenging talks. Read more »

AirAsia cuts off Davao-Kuala Lumpur flights due to low demand

Chrislen Bulosan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 05:44 PM

AirAsia will suspend its direct flights from Davao to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia starting next month due to "commercial reasons," the international carrier said in a statement sent to its clients. Read more »

AirAsia shifts Cebu international flights to new terminal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 08:51 AM

Flights from Cebu to Hangzhou, Incheon, Kuala Lumpur, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Singapore and Taipei will depart from the resort-themed terminal starting July 1. Read more »

India police investigate AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 30 06:31 AM

India's federal police Tuesday raided the local offices of budget carrier AirAsia as investigators accused the airline's boss Tony Fernandes of illegally obtaining licenses. Read more »

AirAsia's new seat sale: 20 percent off all seats, all flights

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 29 11:41 AM

AirAsia said it was offering 20 percent off on all seats in all flights in a special sale that started Tuesday. Read more »

AirAsia 'piso sale': Airline releases available routes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 11:27 AM

AirAsia released destinations included in its P1 peso base fare sale that started on Monday and will run 7 days. Read more »

AirAsia announces 'piso fare' sale starting Monday

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 10:18 AM

AirAsia Philippines said it would offer seats for selected domestic and international flights for as low as P1 starting on Monday. Read more »

AirAsia 'working' to fly to new Palawan paradise

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 07:16 PM

SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - AirAsia is waiting for the government to provide the adequate infrastructure so that it can fly to San Vicente, the latest Palawan municipality to catch tourists' attention. Read more »

AirAsia hopes to raise 'more than' $250 million via IPO in 2018

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 06:31 PM

The Philippine unit of Air Asia hopes to raise "more than" $250 million from an initial public offering in the second half of 2018, the group's chief said Thursday. Read more »

AirAsia wants travel tax waived in Clark to lure more passengers

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 05:28 PM

AirAsia has asked the government to waive travel taxes and grant other incentives for Filipinos who will opt to fly from Clark to help decongest the main airport in Manila, the airline said Thursday.  Read more »

AirAsia boss: Travelers shift to Cebu, Palawan, Bohol with Boracay closed

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 03:20 PM

AirAsia dodged the potentially "massive" impact of the closure of Boracay by redirecting traffic to other local destinations, including Cebu, Palawan and Bohol, group CEO Tony Fernandes said Thursday. Read more »

'With Boracay closed, Bohol gets a chance to shine'

Karen Flores Layno, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 05:02 PM

Budget airline AirAsia Philippines has been redirecting its Kalibo and Caticlan flights to other local destinations following the six-month closure of Boracay.  Read more »