Philippines AirAsia
Allgemein scheint man eher auf internationale Expansion zu gehen und fährt damit deutlich besser.
Streckenrechte nach Japan sind auch schon länger beantragt.
Im Gegensatz zu Indonesien hat man hier mit Cebu Pacific einen Konkurrenten der an der Börse notiert ist, auch Geld verdienen muß und nicht aus unerschöpflichen Töpfen schöpfen kann wie das im Lion-Imperium der Fall zu sein scheint.
Immerhin gibts Cebu-Shenzhen weiterhin, nachdem 2 A320 wieder zurück nach Kalibo verlegt wurden ( während Boracay-Closure wurden die 2 Kalibo-Jets nach Cebu verlagert ) und die Routen nach HGH und PVG wieder mit zurückgewandert sind.
Mal sehen was das nächste Jahr mit weiteren Jets bringt. Cebu ist ja ziemlich am boomen und aus meiner Sicht für Expansion interessanter als Clark.
The new service marks AirAsia’s fourth new international destination from Kota Kinabalu this year after Bangkok, Macao and Kunming.
AirAsia Malaysia CEO Riad Asmat said, “We are pleased to announce a new international route from our ever-growing hub in Kota Kinabalu. This year itself we have flown more than 4.9 million guests to and from Sabah. With daily flights between Kota Kinabalu and Bandar Seri Begawan, we will be operating a total of 356 weekly flights out of Kota Kinabalu, our second biggest hub in Malaysia. We believe this new route will further put the Land Below the Wind on the map as a thriving tourist destination and contribute to the local economy”.
He added: “We also wish to thank the state government for their continuous support. As our network grows and capacity increases, we hope the state government will set up a much needed low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) in Kota Kinabalu to further accommodate our growth plans.”
A drop in Chinese tourism, along with higher fuel prices, is being blamed for a loss in the third quarter for Thai Air Asia.
Asia Aviation Plc, the operators of the budget carrier, has reported a net loss of 358 million baht for Q3 (third quarter 2018). This compares with a profit of 260 million baht for the same low-season period last year.
Chinese visitors are shunning the land of smiles, previously a favourite travel destination. The Government is trying to lure them back by waiving visa-on-arrival fees, along with the nationals from 20 other countries, for two months. The hastily announced program starts on December 1.
Visitor numbers have dropped 8,8% for the year, citing official figures but some tourist areas, like Phuket, Chiang Mai and Pattaya are reporting drops of up to 50% in some sectors of tourism. The Thai Association of Thai Travel Agents maintains the decline is much larger than the official figures and follows the sinking of Phoenix on July 5 off the coast of Phuket and the bungled and insensitive comments of the deputy PM, Prawit Wongsuwan at the time that went viral in Chinese social media.
Aviation fuel costs have also risen 45% in the third quarter, compared to a year ago but the airline says the plunge in oil prices in the past two weeks could provide some relief for the company’s bottomline in the final quarter this year.
Yesterday Thai Airways also posted big losses in Q3, double their losses for the same period last year.
The publication quoted one of the people as saying that the Tatas proposing to “exit AirAsia India and run the only full-service private airline in India, which is Vistara-plus-Jet". Tata Sons holds 51 per cent of AirAsia India while 49 per cent held by Malaysia-based AirAsia Bhd.
Airasia X
Kuala Lumpur - Fukuoka wird diese Woche als neue Route und neues Ziel verkündet.
PETALING JAYA: AirAsia X will fly to Fukuoka in Japan, starting February next year.
AirAsia X Group commercial head Barry Klipp said flights will run four times a week.
He said that the launch of the new route will be a boost for tourism of both cities and also strengthen bilateral ties between Malaysia and Japan
Thai AirAsia from December 2018 is offering Bangkok Don Mueang – Yulin service, operating on scheduled charter basis. The airline would be operating this route 4 times a week, on board Airbus A320 aircraft. Based on schedule listing in the OAG, service commences on 09DEC18.
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