AirAsia offers FREE SEATS to Singapore and special promo fares to Langkawi, Kota Kinabalu & Miri, in conjunction with additional flight frequencies

For those planning to go to Singapore  this period, have a look at Air Asia's promo below:

AirAsia, the world’s best low cost airline for three consecutive years, is enhancing its connectivity from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, Langkawi, Kota Kinabalu and Miri by introducing additional flight frequencies to these destinations.

With the new additional flight frequencies, flights from Kuala Lumpur – Singapore has been increased from 11x daily to 12x daily (starting 30 Oct 2011) and 13x daily (15 Dec 2011).
Kuala Lumpur – Langkawi will be available 9x daily (30 Oct 2011), Kuala Lumpur – Kota Kinabalu 13x daily (10 Nov 2011) and Kuala Lumpur – Miri 4x daily (10 Nov 2011).
In conjunction with the added flight frequencies, AirAsia is offering special promotions to all travelers. For Kuala Lumpur – Singapore, the airline is offering FREE SEATS* exclusively for the 12th and 13th additional flights.

Enjoy special low fares from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi from as low as RM9*, to Kota Kinabalu from RM29* and to Miri from RM29*.

Booking period for this exclusive promo will be from now until 2 October 2011, for the travel period from 30 October 2011 – 2 May 2012. Log on to www.airasia.com to find out more.

AirAsia Regional Head of Commercial, Kathleen Tan said, “The added flight frequencies is set to provide our guests with more convenience, as now there are more options on flight times for these destinations. Coupled with this latest promotion offering incomparable low fares from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi, Kota Kinabalu and Miri plus free seats to Singapore, we are confident that it will be met with enthusiasm by our guests and we can expect to see excellent passenger loads.

“This promotion reinforces our vow in enhancing satisfaction, by means of providing incomparable holiday experience at very low fares and accompanied by a vast array of superior products and services. Come and take advantage of this excellent promotion to fly away for a short holiday. Be sure not to miss out!”
The promotion is also available via mobile at mobile.airasia.com, and via AirAsia apps for Blackberry, iPhone and Android phones. The apps are available for download at Blackberry App World, iTunes App Store and Android Marketplace by searching for the keyword AirAsia.

To make holidays more interesting and memorable, guests may log on to www.airasiago.com to be able to mix and match their preferred tour and activities, apart from affordable holiday packages and lodging from over 70,000 hotels worldwide. Together with the partnership with Expedia, the travel portal has 130,000 hotel partners around the world.
AirAsia keeps abreast with the social media community via their Facebook and Twitter accounts. Guests are able to receive real-time updates on latest promotions and interact with AirAsia via facebook.com/AirAsia and twitter.com/AirAsia

*Excluding airport tax & fuel surcharge, and for one way travel only. The promotion is only applicable for travel on the aforementioned additional flights.


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New airline to operate in Zamboanga

This is a great addition to the Philippine airline industry.  Check this news about a new airline in Zambonga:

The Aero Majestic Airways is set to start operations from Zamboanga City to Cagayan de Oro and Zamboanga City to Dipolog City and vice versa on September 19, 2011.

Aero Majestic Airways Ticketing Officer Jenny Delo Santos Hau said their airplane is a YS 11, 64 seater and will be piloted by Capt. Maximo Vallejo.

She said flights for Zamboanga City to Cagayan de Oro will start on September 19 while the Zamboanga City Dipolog route will start on September 27. The promo fare will be P999 for both routes.

“El routes diatun nohay na otro airlines. This will help the senior citizens, businessmen lessen their travel time.” Hau said.

If a passenger will take the bus, it will take more or less 12 hours to reach Cagayan de Oro, while the same distance will only take one hour by plane. For Dipolog, the bus will take about 8 hours while it will only take less than one hour for plane.

Zamboanga to Cagayan flights will be on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and Zamboanga to Dipolog flights will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

According to Hau, more than 30 tickets were already sold for the trip to Cagayan and Dipolog.

For those interested, they can get their tickets at Jet Travel Zamboanga City International Airport with telephone number 991-8118 and Aero Majestic Airways Inc. with telephone numbers 955-0955 and 955-0517.

More from here: http://www.zamboangatoday.ph/index.php/news/13-top-stories/6253-new-airline-to-operate-in-zamboanga-.html

Solons urge check of policies

Take a look at this news about congress' investigation on the airlines' promo fares where most budget fares are incorporated to flight delays and cancellations.  Read on:

MANILA, Philippines — Saying that air travel is now a preferred mode of transportation in the country, eight neophyte congressmen sought a congressional investigation into alleged questionable and lopsided policies of local airline companies contained in “fine print” provisions in budget fare airline tickets.

The eight lawmakers, namely: Reps. Carol Jayne B. Lopez (You Against Corruption and Poverty Party-list); Seth Frederic P. Jalosjos (NP, Zamboanga del Norte) Gabriel Luis R. Quisumbing (LP, Cebu); Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco (LP, Marinduque); Mark Aaron Sambar (PBA Party-list); Romeo M. Jalosjos Jr. (NPC, Zamboanga Sibugay); Sherwin Tugna (CIBAC Partylist) and Jonathan C. Yambao (LP, Zamboanga Sibugay), filed House Resolution No. 1634 urging the Committee on Transportation to lead the inquiry in aid of legislation.

The lawmakers said they have been receiving numerous complaints from their constituents against matters of flight delays and cancellations and alleged exorbitant fees and charges imposed on passengers.

In filing HR 1634, the eight solons said Congress should to look into the “policies and practices of airline companies on flight delays/cancellations, fees, charges and refunds to prevent undue and unnecessary inconvenience to airline passengers and travellers.”

Authors of the resolution represent constituents from various congressional districts and partylist organizations.

They noted that while the “budget fare” promos have “encouraged domestic and foreign travels,” many travellers have complained of the airline policies on “flight delays/cancellations and related fees/charges/refunds among others” simply because they failed to read the “fine print provisions” in their tickets or that these were not clearly explained to them when they bought the tickets.

“It seems everyone has their own horror stories to tell relative to their nightmarish experiences with airlines companies,” Jalosjos said as he recounted the experience of two constituents who bought a P5,600 promo fare for a Zamboanga-Manila-Zamboanga trip for two persons but ended up spending P12,000 in penalties on the way back to Zamboanga after arriving 10 minutes late before the check-in counter of local airline company.

Aside from the allegedly exorbitant penalties on late, no-show passengers and those who re-book their flights, other complaints involve no-refund policies 24 hours before the flight; as much as five months delay in the release of refunds.

They also assailed local airlines for unannounced change of destinations; poor customer service in check-in counters, on-line and through telephone; flight delays without timely announcements; and no comfort given in terms of food or hotels to passengers who suffer long flight delays.

More from here: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/332067/solons-urge-check-policies

Virgin America Marks Fourth Year Anniversary: Thanks Local Flyers at a SF Giants Game - and Announces Multi-Year Marketing Partnership With the Hometown Champs

For Filipinos in the US, take a look at Virgin America's promo fares.  Read on:

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- This week, Virgin America, the airline that has been reinventing flying since its August 2007 launch, marks its fourth year anniversary with festivities that celebrate the airline's continued job growth, network expansion and innovative service.  To mark birthday number four, San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee has proclaimed the airline's anniversary date of August 8, 2011, "Virgin America Day" in the City of San Francisco.  In order to thank its loyal local flyers, today the airline is offering a hometown fare sale, with San Francisco fares starting from $49,* with taxes, fees and restrictions applying.  In addition, this weekend, the airline will kick off its anniversary week by celebrating with sports fans at "Virgin America Day at AT&T Park," as the San Francisco Giants host the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday (August 6th).  As a special birthday present to its hometown, Virgin America will offer all attendees at AT&T Park this Saturday an exclusive two-for-one flight voucher ** on the airline that just last month captured Travel + Leisure's World's Best Domestic Airline title for the fourth year in a row.

More from here: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/04/3816692/virgin-america-marks-fourth-year.html

PAL, Cebu Pacific launch fare promos

Take a look at this great article on PAL and 5J's promo fares.  Hurry and book your flights now.

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine Airlines (PAL) has brought back its "Fly-all-you-can" promo for Asia, while rival Cebu Pacific launched a seat sale to all destinations.

PAL fares for flights between local hubs Manila, Cebu and Davao and the key cities in the region are down to $270 for economy class, and $1,070 for business class.

Destinations covered by the promo are Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Macau, Saigon, Shanghai, Singapore and Taipei. Plane tickets are up for grabs starting Friday, July 29, until August 7, for travel from August 15 to November 30.

Cebu Pacific, meanwhile, is offering 500,000 seats at 50% discount to all international and local points from July 30 to August 1 or until seats last. This is for travel from September 1 to December 14.

Cebu Pacific flies to 16 international and 34 domestic destinations.

More from here:http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/07/29/11/pal-cebu-pacific-launch-fare-promos

CEB named world’s 5th most profitable LCC, gives back with P99 all-domestic sale

Check Cebu Pacific's promo celebrating their number 5 ranking as the most profitable carrier in the world.  Read on:

The Philippines’ largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE:CEB) ranked fifth most profitable leading value airline in the world, according to the July 2011 issue of Air Transport World (ATW).

ATW’s World Airline Report special feature cited CEB as 5th in net profit and 8th in operating profit in a list of international low-cost carriers including USA’s Southwest Airlines and Europe’s Ryanair. They based the financial rankings on data for the most recent fiscal year.

A monthly magazine, ATW has been covering global airline and commercial air transport manufacturing for nearly 48 years.

“This is quite an achievement since it shows CEB’s financial management and sustainability as a business. Since 1996, CEB has been offering the lowest fares in all its destinations, and it will continue to do so for the benefit of the traveling public,” said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

“Because of every Juan’s continued support, we give back to our passengers with an all-domestic P99 seat sale,” she added.

The seat sale is on July 22, 2011 only or until seats last, for travel from October 1 to November 30, 2011.

Passengers can buy P99 seats to Bacolod, Boracay (Caticlan), Busuanga (Coron), Butuan, Calbayog, Cagayan de Oro, Catarman, Cauayan (Isabela), Cebu, Clark, Cotabato, Davao, Dipolog, Dumaguete, General Santos, Iloilo, Kalibo, Legazpi, Laoag, Manila, Naga, Ozamiz, Pagadian, Puerto Princesa, Roxas, San Jose (Mindoro), Siargao, Surigao, Tacloban, Tagbilaran, Tawi-Tawi, Tuguegarao, Virac and Zamboanga.

Passengers with check-in luggage may avail of prepaid baggage allowance, for travel savings as much as 63% on domestic flights. The seat sale fare is exclusive of government tax and fuel surcharge.

“CEB will get to offer its low fares to even more passengers as we take delivery of more Airbus A320 aircraft orders this year. We hope passengers can take advantage of our great value seat sales, convenient travel services and extensive route network,” Iyog said.

For bookings and inquiries, guests can go to www.cebupacificair.com or http://funtours.cebupacificair.com (for Fun Tours packages), or call the reservation hotlines (02) 7020-888 or (032) 230-8888. The latest seat sales and promos can also be found on CEB’s official Twitter and Facebook pages.

CEB currently operates 10 Airbus A319, 15 Airbus A320 and 8 ATR-72 500 aircraft. By the end of 2011, CEB will be operating a fleet of 37 aircraft – with an average age of less than 3.5 years – one of the most modern aircraft fleets in the world. Between 2012 and 2021, Cebu Pacific will take delivery of 23 Airbus A320 and 30 Airbus A321neo aircraft orders, and 2 Airbus A320 aircraft on operating lease agreements.


http://www.zamboangatoday.ph/index.php/news/13-top-stories/5458-ceb-named-worlds-5th-most-profitable-lcc-gives-back-with-p99-all-domestic-sale.html

CEB offers Hong Kong seats for as low as P988!

5J promo!

Also lowers fares to mainland China, Cebu and Tacloban

The Philippines’ largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific (CEB) offers a seat sale to mainland China and Hong Kong, our most popular destination, from now until June 13, 2011 or until seats last, for travel from July 1 to September 30, 2011.

CEB offers P988 seats from Clark to Hong Kong, P1,488 seats from Cebu to Hong Kong, and P1,888 seats from Manila to Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Shanghai. These are up to 59% lower than CEB’s trademark year-round low fares.

You can also buy P588 seats from Manila to Cebu or Tacloban, as well as from Cebu to Tacloban.

Shop and spend more in Ho ng Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou with CEB’s trademark low fares! Catch the Shaolin Showcase 2011 and International Arts Carnival, which are just some of the Hong Kong events covered by this seat sale’s travel period.

Upon booking online, select your seats in advance and avail of CEB’s web check-in service for a faster check-in process. You can grab your low fares for Independence Day by logging on to www.cebupacificair.com or http://funtours.cebupacificair.com for Fun Tours packages.