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Southeast Asia's leading budget airline said Tuesday it will give away 100,000 plane tickets as part of a regional marketing campaign to woo tourists to Thailand after that nation's political turmoil.
Malaysia's AirAsia on Tuesday abolished fuel surcharges on all its flights and said it will give away half a million free tickets next year in an attempt to lure travelers amid the global slowdown.
AirAsia, the region's biggest budget carrier, is making a risky bet.
Woman gives birth midair on AirAsia - wins free flights for lifeA Malaysian woman who gave birth to a boy on board an aeroplane minutes before it landed has been promised free flights for life, as has her child, an airline official said on Friday.
AirAsia to have own airportKUALA LUMPUR - Budget carrier AirAsia said on Thursday it will shift to its own US$460 million (S$681.4 million) airport outside Kuala Lumpur, and abandon its overcrowded terminal next to the main international airport.
AirAsia says it will buy 15 Airbus A330-300 jumbosThis deal cements the relationship between Airbus and what may well be the best run low cost carrier in all of Asia.
Jetstar and AirAsia in talks over new low-cost routeOne of the most exciting areas of growth in aviation is with the low cost carriers in SE Asia and Australasia. AirAsia and Jetstar are two of the brightest stars of their kind and their wish to explore a closer alliance is going to prove a boon to travellers in the region.
Airbus racks up huge A320 orders from AirAsiaA solid order from Spain is dwarfed by a massive order from AirAsia, for 50 A320s plus an option for a further 50. This order gives Airbus a head start in 2007 for the precious order book honours, though it is likely that Boeing will soon announce a slew of big orders on its own.
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