Asia
The latest aviation news and new air services from world’s leading airlines, airports and tourism authorities in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Lucky Air Has Long-Haul Ambitions
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In its nine years of operation as a HNA Aviation group subsidiary, Lucky Air has developed its network to cover more than 40 destinations across 21...
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Beijing Airport Places Focus on International Growth
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With nearly 80 per cent of the Chinese population and economy within a range circle of about 2,000 km across Central and Eastern regions,...
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Langkawi Announced as AirAsia’s 6th International Hub
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AirAsia has announced its sixth international hub as Langkawi in Malaysia at the ongoing Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition.
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Routes Asia Heads to Manila in 2016
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The Philippines is currently modernising and expanding its premier gateway and secondary airports to sustain its international market growth and...
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Air China to Return Budapest's Link to China's Capital City
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Hungary is a fast growing tourism market for China, with last year showing a 19 per cent increase of Chinese visitors travelling to Budapest. In...
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Lucky Air Highlights New Brand Strategy at Routes Asia
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The airline has already introduced a new cabin uniform, but will now extend this revised look to the livery on its fleet of aircraft, at the same...
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HK Express Eyes A321s to Grow Network Offering
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With almost ten years of experience in the aviation business, the carrier, part of the HNA Group and a sister operation to Hainan Airlines and Hong...
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Yunnan Airport Group Signs Airline and Airport Partnership Contracts
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The Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) were inked in front of an audience of local media on the opening day of the network development forum.
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Oman Partnership Brings New Cargolux Link to India
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The new flight between its Luxembourg base and the Indian city of Chennai, via Muscat International Airport, will operate from April 15, 2015 and...
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Birmingham and Guangzhou Baiyun Become Sister Airports to Strengthen Links
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Potential future non-stop flights to Guangzhou from Birmingham will be possible thanks to an investment by Birmingham Airport to extend its runway...
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Indian Aviation: The Spice of Life
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Nigel Mayes, ASM senior vice president consulting and product development, asks whether India can finally fulfil its potential?
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China Eastern to Introduce Kunming’s First Route to North America
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Vancouver will be the first North American destination to be linked to Kunming, one of China’s premier tourism regions and the new long-haul...
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AirAsia Happy for Airline Partners to Compete
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The current structure of AirAsia Group’s airline activities has not come as a result of choice, but a requirement to enable the low-cost specialist...
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Malaysia Airports’ Regional Hub Concept
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Speaking to Routesonline on the sidelines of the Routes Asia Strategy Summit, where he was a panellist discussing airport infrastructure and...
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Cebu Pacific Adds Doha to Gulf Network
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The carrier will offer a twice weekly service on the route from June 4, 2015, adding to its existing flights between Manila and Dubai, United Arab...
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Putting People First - Aviation IT Trends in China
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The 2014 Airport IT Trends Survey reveals that China’s airports are increasingly focused on the passenger experience.
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Cambodia - A Kingdom of Wonder
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Cambodia Airports’ CEO, Emmanuel Menanteau, talks to Joe Bates about booming passenger traffic, customer service and the next phase of...
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Springing Into Action in China's Low-Cost Market
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Zhang Xiuzhi, CEO of Chinese low-cost carrier, Spring Airlines, tells Graham Newton that thinking big comes easily.
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Delegates Take Ancient Tour Through The Stone Forest
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The tall rock formations seem to make the stones look like petrified tress, hence the name the “Stone Forest”, with some of the limestone...
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Vietnam Airlines Reveals Fresh Look for New Modern Fleet
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Vietnam Airlines will become the first Asian airline to fly the A350 XWB and the second operator in the world. Vietnam Airlines will acquire 14...