air travel

Fewer flights and higher fares make air travel a luxury for many

THE jet era that globalised air travel for half a century was brought to an abrupt halt with Covid. Now,…

2 months ago

How the 2022 World Cup rebuilt a market for dodgy carbon credits

For almost a decade, the small, gas-rich country of Qatar has been one giant construction site. In preparation to host…

4 months ago

Garuda bets recovery on Indonesia market, wants more Airbus jets

PT GARUDA Indonesia could post an operating profit next year after renegotiating its aircraft leases and focusing more on the…

9 months ago

Once-spurned superjumbos return to skies as travel roars back

WRITTEN off as an over-sized anachronism when Covid-19 upended aviation, the world’s largest passenger plane is enjoying an unlikely revival…

9 months ago

AirAsia’s and Mavcom’s stands on refund are misleading

by LEE TICK SENG Dear sir, I refer to your news dated June 10, 2022, titled “AirAsia Aviation Group’s pandemic…

9 months ago

Qantas Is So Stretched It Needs Office Staff to Work as Ground Crew

Qantas Airways Ltd. has made a fresh appeal to head-office employees to help the airline’s overworked ground handling staff as…

10 months ago

Lack of spare planes causes AirAsia Aidilfitri flight delays

THE delays during the festive season were due to shortage of spare aircrafts, which resulted in the company having to use…

10 months ago

Malaysia’s air passenger traffic to rise above 300%, says minister

by NURUL SUHAIDI / Pic by TMR MALAYSIA 2022’s air passenger traffic may increase between 197% and 347% year-on-year (YoY) according…

10 months ago

AirAsia X: Customers with outstanding travel credits can redeem them immediately as flights resume

by BERNAMA / pic by TMR FILE KUALA LUMPUR - AirAsia X (AAX) has offered all affected customers to book its…

11 months ago

Half of Shanghai in lockdown to Covid-19 outbreak

by AFP SHANGHAI – Millions of people in China’s financial hub were confined to their homes on Monday as the…

12 months ago

Air travel recovery to be weak on higher fares, costs

Severe skilled staff shortages are likely to risk any meaningful recovery too by NUR HANANI AZMAN / pic by TMR FILE…

1 year ago

Garuda Plans to Cancel Jet Orders Worth Billions of Dollars

By BLOOMBERG Distressed flag carrier Garuda Indonesia plans to cancel billions of dollars worth of aircraft orders from Airbus SE…

1 year ago

Airline giant IAG slashes losses on Covid recovery

By AFP British Airways owner IAG said Friday that net losses more than halved last year, with traffic partially recovering…

1 year ago