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Spencer Lee, AirAsia Malaysia head of Commercial

Opening the skies with AirAsia Group’s Spencer Lee

Spencer Lee, head of commercial for AirAsia Malaysia, looks quiet and unassuming. But if you talk about travel, the transport industry veteran can hardly contain his excitement. We sat down with him to discuss how marketing and technology tie into the AirAsia Group’s core principle of “opening the skies and making sure everyone can fly,” as he puts it.

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New AirAsia X Berhad Chief Financial Officer named

Low-cost, long-haul carrier AirAsia X Berhad recently announced Wong Mee Yen as its incoming chief financial officer. Prior to AirAsia X Berhad, Wong was chief financial officer for the MRT Project of LMG Rail Car Sdn Bhd. Wong is no stranger to the airline, having been the group financial controller of AirAsia Berhad from 2004 to

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Zhengzhou gets first Australian connection

Zhengzhou, the capital of central China’s Henan province, will get its first direct connection to Australia later this year. Jetstar has announced plans to start flying direct to the city from Melbourne in December 2017, with twice weekly flights. The service, which will be operated by a twin-aisle Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, is expected to

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Scoot targets new markets with Worldpay

Scoot is planning to expand its reach into new markets by adopting a new global payment solution. Worldpay will now act as the low-cost carrier’s “exclusive payments provider”, improving its ability to sell online tickets to travellers in different countries and regions. As well as supporting online payments in multiple currencies, Worldpay enables Scoot to

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Malaysian PM launches Langkawi’s new Chinese connection

Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Najib Razak, has overseen the launch of AirAsia’s new direct flight connecting Langkawi with mainland China. The low-cost carrier recently commenced the first ever non-stop route connecting the Malaysian resort island with Shenzhen, the fast-growing city in the Pearl River Delta. Flights will now operate three times a week. This marks the

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AirAsia campaign empowers Malaysian women

AirAsia recently collaborated with Malaysia’s Ministry of Women, Family & Community Development to launch its #GirlsCanDoAnything campaign, hosting a group of 84 female students at the airline’s headquarters for a motivational session with AirAsia’s female pilots, engineers and senior management staff. The students were also given a special tour at the low-cost carrier’s offices. “Through

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