Malaysia AirAsia

As the capital city of Yunnan Province in Southwest China, Kunming has earnt a reputation as one of the most popular tourist destinations in the region. Known locally as the ‘City of Eternal Spring’, in honour of its comfortable climate and flowers which are in bloom all year round.

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.

AirAsia is expanding its operations in Cambodia with the launch of flights to Sihanoukville, the country’s main beach resort. Commencing on 9 August 2017, the new service will operate four times a week direct to and from Kuala Lumpur. AirAsia will be the first airline to operate the route. As well as the city of […]

AirAsia saw a sharp rise in its passenger traffic in the first quarter of 2017. In the first three months of the year, the group’s five short-haul budget airlines carried a combined total of 15.23 million passengers, up 9% year-on-year. This exceeded a 5% increase in the group’s seat capacity, allowing AirAsia’s average load factor […]

Air Canada launches Montreal-Shanghai Where? Montreal (Canada) to Shanghai (China) When? Daily, effective immediately Who? Air Canada Why? National carrier continues to expand international operations, using new fuel-efficient Dreamliner aircraft to tap previously unprofitable routes Anything else? This becomes the longest flight ever operated by any carrier from Montreal’s Trudeau airport. Pattaya gets new regional […]

AirAsia broke through the 50 million passenger barrier again in 2016, as demand for its short-haul flights continued to flourish. The low-cost carrier group boarded a total of 56.59m passengers last year, 12% more than in 2015. This growth rate far exceeded a 4% expansion of seat capacity, which allowed AirAsia’s average load factor to […]