AirAsia will move its flight operations from Suvarnabhumi to Don Mueang Airport by October 1, in the hope that the former Bangkok airport will serve its plan to expand its fleet to 48 aircraft. Today, Tassapon Bijleveld, the CEO of Thai AirAsia, joined officials at the Airports of Thailand, which operates both airports, in affirming […]
CHIANG MAI, 23 March 2012 (NNT) – Thai AirAsia is launching new daily direct flights from Chiang Mai to Macau, with the inaugural flight set to commence on May 22. Chief Executive Tassapon Bijleveld, Chiang Mai governor ML Panadda Diskul and Consul General Zhu Weimin presided over a ceremony in Chiang Mai to launch the […]
Police on Tuesday arrested an Iranian suspected of involving in the triple bomb blasts in Bangkok at Suvarnabhumi Airport as he was about to depart for Malaysia. The suspect was identified as Mohammad Hazaei, 42. He was waiting for an Air Asia flight to to Kuala Lumpur. The arrest was made after separate three bomb […]
BANGKOK, 3 February 2012 (NNT) – AirAsia, a Southeast Asian low cost carrier, is launching new domestic and international routes. It is also ready to bring in new Airbus A320 planes, hoping to spur Thailand’s tourism. Mr. Tassapon Bijleveld, Chief Executive Officer of Thai AirAsia, said that in the first quarter of 2012 AirAsia is […]
Japan Airlines (JAL) is planning on relisting its shares in an IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. By September, JAL shareholders intend to sell between ¥500 billion and ¥1 trillion (US$6.4b – US$12.8b, €5b – €10b). If the sale goes into high-end estimates, it will make JAL the largest airline in the world by market […]
Thai AirAsia has launched its Chiang Mai hub with new daily direct flights from Singapore to the northern Thai city. The introduction of this new route is yet another important milestone for AirAsia as guests can now look forward to better connectivity to Northern Thailand. Chiang Mai is also linked to Bangkok, Hat Yai, Phuket […]
Fernandes promises region-wide service AirAsia is jumping into the telecom business in Thailand with the aim of revolutionising the industry under the tagline “Now Everyone Can Talk”. Asia’s largest low-cost airline signed a 49:51 joint-venture deal last week with a group of Thai investors to establish Tune Talk Thailand Co. The company, with 100 million […]
Discount airline AirAsia has launched special fares to lift Thailand’s tourism industry in the wake of the bloody political clashes in Bangkok that prompted the Australian government to warn travellers to avoid the capital. AirAsia is offering a limited number of free flights from Bali to Bangkok, and $10 fares from Kuala Lumpur to the […]
