AirAsia has signed a landmark agreement with Airbus valued at USD12.25 billion for 50 A321XLRs with rights for 20 A321XLRs. With this agreement, the airline takes a major step towards becoming the world’s first low-cost […]
Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, has announced new flights from Changi Airport to three destinations in Southeast Asia – Da Nang and Nha Trang in Vietnam, and Kota Bharu in Malaysia. Nha Trang
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Japan’s transport ministry, working with industry groups such as The Scheduled Airlines Association of Japan, will prohibit passengers from storing power banks in overhead compartments from 8 July. Passengers on 23 Japan-based airlines that includes
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Billboard Boxscore, which compiles monthly lists of top-grossing concerts, ranked Beyoncé in the Top 3 and Lady Gaga at No. 4 in its rankings for May, out of 30 separate concert appearances. The number 5
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In 2022, Thailand became the first country in Asia to remove marijuana from its list of illegal narcotics. Cannabis was decriminalised even earlier for medical use in 2018, before being approved for recreational use in
Phuket faced a series of worrying events recently after police found suspected bombs at several locations including the international airport according to many local news reports. Flight schedules at the airport were not affected, and
Belgium’s global electronic music festival, Tomorrowland, will debut in Thailand in 2026, marking the first time the event will be held in Asia. The news was confirmed by Thapanee Kiatphaibool, Governor of the Tourism Authority
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A spike in cabin theft cases in Asia has been blamed on members of organised crime groups, who catch short-transit flights – including trips to Singapore – to steal small items from passengers, as reported
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Qatar Airways Group CEO Badr Mohammed Al Meer expressed the airline’s deep appreciation in an open letter on X, to its customers and staff who went through an unprecedented operational crisis this week. Here’s how
South-east Asia has an unusually high concentration of international budget flights. Around two-thirds of international seats within the region so far in 2025 were on budget carriers, compared with about one-third of international seats globally,
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Qatar closed its airspace temporarily on Monday as it prepared for Tehran’s attack. Bahrain, the UAE and Kuwait followed swiftly as a precautionary measure. These Gulf states have reopened their airspace on the same day
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Qatar has temporarily halted all air traffic within its airspace due to safety concerns for its population and visitors, as announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement on X. This was reported
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