Airline tickets could become even more expensive, aviation execs warn
Air tickets may well come to be far more costly — thanks to the deficiency of refining potential and the money state of airways, said William Walsh, the director-basic of…
With planes grounded, airline food seeks new life
“Pork Plz”: An airline-themed ready meal is sold at 4,300 won ($3.60). Yim Hyun-su/The Korea Herald/Asia News Network SEOUL — When convenience store CU launched airline-themed ready meals late June,…
Airline recovery remains slow and uncertain
Cebu Pacific, the country’s biggest budget airline, said recovery was significantly slower than expected as it struggles with weak demand and shifting local government unit (LGU) rules amid the new…
Thai low-cost airline NokScoot shuts down amid losses
Flight crew walks past a giant poster of NokScoot office at Don Muang airport in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, June 27, 2020. Thailand’s low-cost carrier NokScoot, which is partly owned by…
Indonesia eyes $1 billion rescue for virus-hit national airline
JAKARTA — Indonesia is drawing up a $1.0 billion rescue plan for struggling national airline Garuda after the coronavirus forced the company to ground most of its planes, Bloomberg News…
Would you be willing to pay 50% more for your no-frills airline ticket?
To make up for revenue lost by blocking off the middle seat, low-cost carriers would have to hike up the price of tickets. Image: istock.com/Alan Morris via AFP Relaxnews Industry…
Fate of 420,000 workers on the line amid PH airline industry’s grounding
Close to 420,000 jobs in the Philippines are at risk even if demand for flying—now largely decimated by the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19)—starts to recover in the second half of…