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IN PHOTOS: Scenes during launch of AirAsia, (RED) partnership in fight vs HIV

Erik Tenedero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 04:32 PM

The bid to end HIV in Southeast Asia has been taken to new heights as airline giant AirAsia and non-profit organization (RED) announced their collaboration to raise funds and awareness against the virus.   Read more »

Red revolution: AirAsia, (RED) team up in fight vs HIV

Erik Tenedero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 15 09:24 AM

AirAsia, one of the world’s best-known low-cost carrier, and (RED), a global non-profit organization, have joined forces in a bid to fight HIV/AIDS in Southeast Asia.  Read more »

AirAsia launches Manila-Kaohsiung flights

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 01:15 PM

AirAsia is now flying from Manila to Kaohsiung in Taiwan. Read more »

AirAsia starts flights to Cagayan de Oro, offers promo fare

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 05:09 PM

There are 2 flights for its CDO-Manila route and one flight for the CDO-Cebu route per day. The CDO-Clark route operates 4 times a week while its CDO-Iloilo route will start on Oct. 30. Read more »

AirAsia turns to AI, machine learning, taps Google Cloud

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 08:23 AM

The Southeast Asian carrier will turn its booking website, airasia.com, as a "one stop digital travel platform" and build a lifestyle website, BigLife, which it likened to "Kayak, Tripadvisor, Groupon and eBay rolled into one." Read more »

AirAsia to launch start Manila-Shenzhen direct flights in December

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 03:19 PM

The low cost carrier started its Cebu-Shenzhen flights last April. Without direct flights, travelers had to travel to Hong Kong or Beijing before traveling to Shenzhen. Read more »

No fuel surcharge for AirAsia's domestic, international flights

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 02:55 PM

MANILA - Budget airline AirAsia Philippines on Tuesday said it would not impose an additional fuel surcharge on all its domestic and international flights to reduce travel costs and to further drive the demand for travel. Read more »

AirAsia announces P1 seat sale starting next week

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 02 09:28 AM

The discounted fares are valid for travel from February 18 to November 26, 2019.   Read more »

Daan-daang pasahero sa NAIA, stranded pa rin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 10:20 PM

Hindi pa rin matiyak ng mga airline kung kailan maibabalik sa normal ang iskedyul ng mga flight matapos maantala at makansela ang mga ito, dahilan para manatiling stranded sa paliparan ang maraming pasahero. Read more »

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 »