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Weekly UpdatesAug 2, 2009
Air Astana
Air Astana launched a thrice-weekly Astana-Novosibirsk service using Fokker F50s. Jul 21, 2009
AirAsia
Malaysian low-cost AirAsia is doubling its Kuala Lumpur-Tiruchirappalli service to twice-daily from once-daily from 1 September due to strong demand. The airline says that it will operate an Airbus A320 to Tiruchirappali, or Trichy, a city in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu that was AirAsia's first Indian destination. Jul 27, 2009
AirAsia X
AirAsia X will increase Kuala Lumpur-Taipei service to daily from five-times-weekly on Oct. 19. Jul 29, 2009
Cambodia Angkor Air,, Vietnam Airlines
According to media sources from Phnom Penh, a signing ceremony was held on Sunday by Cambodia and Viet Nam on the establishment of the Cambodian Air Carrier, which is a joint venture between Vietnam Airlines and the National Cambodia Air Carrier, namely Cambodia Angkor Air (CAA). Jul 27, 2009
Cebu Pacific
The Philippines' Cebu Pacific plans to increase its Manila-Kuala Lumpur service to daily from five-times weekly due to rising demand on the sector. The Filipino low-cost carrier will operate an Airbus A320 on the route and says that the additional services will start on 16 September. Jul 29, 2009
China Airlines, Mandarin Airlines
China Airlines and subsidiary Mandarin Airlines announced they will launch six new routes from Taoyuan, Taichung and Kaohsiung to Xiamen, Ningbo, Zhengzhou, Shenyang, Changsha and Xi'an aboard A330-300s, 747-400s, 737-800s and E-190s. Jul 27, 2009
Dragonair
Dragonair will operate its Hong Kong-Kathmandu service via Dhaka Oct. 1 (increasing to five-times-weekly from thrice-weekly) aboard an A330. Jul 29, 2009
East Star Airlines
East Star Airlines asked CAAC for permission to resume operations despite a Wuhan court's rejection of takeover offers from China National Aviation Fuel Holding Co. and Shanghai YuField. East Star was forced to suspend operations and enter bankruptcy owing to its heavy debt burden and the March collapse of a share sale deal with Air China parent CNAC. Jul 22, 2009
Jet Airways
Indian carrier Jet Airways will launch a daily service to Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates from Kochi, in the South Indian state of Kerala, from 1 September. The airline says that it will operate a Boeing 737-800 on the route, which is its fourth to the Gulf region from Kochi after daily services to Doha, Kuwait City and Muscat. Jul 22, 2009
Jet Airways
Jet Airways plans to launch daily Hyderabad-Dubai flights Aug. 16 using 737-800s. It recently launched daily Mumbai-Jeddah service aboard a 737-800. It also flies twice daily to Dubai from Mumbai, daily to Dubai from Delhi and Chennai, and has daily services to Abu Dhabi from Delhi and Mumbai. Jul 20, 2009
Jetstar
Australia's Jetstar will launch a daily Sydney-Perth service from 2 October, and plans to use subsidiary Jetstar Asia on the Perth-Jakarta route from 14 August. The carrier, the low-cost subsidiary of Qantas Airways, says that it will operate an Airbus A320 on the Sydney-Perth flight. The flight is an expansion of its domestic and international services from Western Australia, it adds. Jul 29, 2009
Jetstar
Australia's Jetstar plans to double its Sydney-Darwin services by late October in response to strong demand. The airline, Qantas Airways' low-cost subsidiary, offers fiveweekly services on the route. This will increase to a daily service from 18 September and another three weekly flights will be added from late October, bringing it to a total of 10 weekly services, says the carrier. It will operate Airbus A320 aircraft on the route. Jetstar adds that the additional services will allow easier connections on its flights from Darwin to international destinations such as Singapore, Bali in Indonesia, and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Jul 21, 2009
Qantas Airways, Boeing
A Qantas Boeing 737-400 flying from New Zealand to Australia was forced to turn back when the cabin started to lose air pressure, the airline said in a statement. The Australian carrier has an excellent safety record but has come under scrutiny over the past year after its aircraft experienced a series of technical problems in flight. Qantas said Saturday's incident involved the 737 ascending out of Auckland en route to Brisbane. At 25,000 feet it developed a "subtle pressurization problem", the airline said. The aircraft landed and all 91 passengers disembarked safely. The plane is being examined by engineers. "The cabin was depressurizing at a controlled rate but certainly not rapidly or noticeably to passengers. There was never any imminent threat to passengers, the crew or the aircraft," the airline said in the statement. Jul 27, 2009
Singapore
Singapore has retained its status as the best location for expatriates in Asia while Hong Kong has fallen behind Tokyo because of bad air pollution, an annual survey released Wednesday shows. "Good infrastructure and healthcare facilities, low crime and health risks, and decent air quality contribute to Singapore providing the best quality of living for Asian assignees," -- Lee Quane, ECA. Singapore was ranked the best location for the 10th straight year, followed by Japanese cities Kobe, Yokohama and Tokyo, according to the survey by London-based ECA, which ranks cities by climate, air quality, health services, housing and personal safety, among other categories. "Good infrastructure and healthcare facilities, low crime and health risks, and decent air quality contribute to Singapore providing the best quality of living for Asian assignees," said Lee Quane, Asian director of ECA International, which advises on expatriate packages and allowances. Bad air quality and inferior health facilities pushed Hong Kong into fifth place, from fourth last year. But cities in mainland China held on to last year's higher rankings and have become more livable in the past year as a result of infrastructure development, ECA said. Shanghai stayed in 11th place, ahead of Seoul, while Nanjing was in 13th. The survey aims to help companies establish expat allowances. Companies may be seeking to cut expat packages during the global economic downturn but ECA said only a handful of cities in Asia offer expatriate staff a good standard of living. Most of the 49 Asian locations ranked remain challenging for one reason or another, and therefore, warrant high location allowances, it said. China remains a hardship posting, and pollution is a problem, but infrastructure development, low crime rates and political stability put China well ahead of India in the rankings. New Delhi stayed in 37th place, partly because the air quality there is particularly bad. That puts it behind Hanoi (17), Colombo (32) and even Ulan Bator in Mongolia (34). Mumbai in 30th place was unchanged from last year's ranking, despite the Mumbai attacks late last year because they were a further example of political tension in the country, which is already factored into the ranking, Quane said. In contrast, Bangkok's ranking fell to 9th from 8th place after political unrest late last year caused street protests and the closure of Bangkok airport for several days. Kabul was named the least favorable location in Asia. Top 12 Asian locations for expatriates: (last year's rankings in brackets) 1. Singapore (1) 2. Kobe, Japan (2) 3. Yokohama, Japan (3) 4. Tokyo (5) 5. Hong Kong (4) 6. Taipei (6) 7. Macau (7) 8. Kuala Lumpur (9) 9. Bangkok (8) 10. Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia (9) 11. Shanghai (11) 12. Seoul (12) Jul 24, 2009
Virgin Blue, V Australia
V Australia continues to shake up the market with the introduction of super cheap one-way tickets between Los Angeles - Sydney and Brisbane offering more flexibility for travelers, which are on sale now. While one-way fares are not new to the arena, V Australia is the first airline to offer one-way fares across ALL of its fare brackets, including its lowest lead-in fares, offering one-way tickets from just USD 359*, approximately 76 percent lower than the lowest one-way fare currently offered by competitor airlines^. Virgin Blue Group Chief Executive, Brett Godfrey, said the initiative was another example of V Australia remaining open and adaptable to new ideas and championing change for consumers. Jul 21, 2009
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