The Philippine Star
April 27, 2012
Airphil Express, the country's fastest growing budget carrier, is on a roll. This time, it is slashing down all its international flights to Manila, Clark and Cebu (and vice versa) to a rockbottom price of P888 (base fare only). Just look your tickets from April 26-30, 2012 to enjoy this promo. Flights are redeemable from Oct. 1, 2012 up to Feb. 13, 2013.
"We want people to have a merry good time with their loved ones so we're making down our ticket prices to make it more affordable for the whole family when they take a vacation," says Mayette Siasco, vice president for consumer marketing of Airphil Express.
She adds, "Whether it's a trip abroad or within the country, vacation becomes much more fun when the family complete. You won't have to worry about going over the budget because of our latest Express Sale's P888 promo, the more the merrier!"
Apart from discounted for international trips, Airphil Express is also throwing in reduced prices for domestic flights. Fly to all Luzon and Visayas destination from Manila (and v.v.) or to all domestic destinations from Cebu, Davao, Clark and should be booked within the same promo period and flights can be availed of within the same travel period also. For the complete list of its destinations, visit the airline's website, www.airphilexpress.com
Airphil Express is now operating in three separate hubs across the country namely: Manila, Cebu and its latest addition, the Clark hub. This is to better serve a growing number of passengers who wish to avail of its affordable ticket prices and regular discount promos complemented further by the budget carrier's exeptional services. Aside from their regular Express Promo Sales,Airphil Express is also proud to have pioneered the 24/7 customer support service - a first in the local budget airline industry. "By taking advantage of emerging trends in social media, such as Twitter and Facebook, we are able to get in touch with our customers, and be responsive to their needs any time of day, any day of the week," Siasoco adds.
Airphil Express currently has daily scheduled local tips to 32 destinations. They also serve the Manila-Singapore and Cebu-Hong Kong international routes. It sets itself apart from other local budget carriers with its value-for-money features and services, such as free check-in baggage allowance of 15 kilos plus free 7 kilos hand-carry luggage. The fastest-growing budget carrier also provides online booking with seat selection, online check-in, travel insurance, and pre-paid additional baggage. Traveling on Airphil Express is comfortable and safe with its young and reliable fleet of airbus A320, Q300 and Q400 aircraft. To know more about the latest travel promotions and service of Airphil Express, check out www.airphilexpress.com. You can also like Airphil Express on facebook.com/airphilexpressph or follow them on twitter (www.twitter.com/airphilexpress.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Qantas Eyes Singapore for Premium Airline
Manila Bulletin
April 27, 2012
Sydney. Australian flag carrier Qantas is still considering Singapore as the base for a premium carrier in Asia, chief executive Alan Joyce said in a report published Monday.
Qantas’ Asian plans, which it sees as key to its strategy of revitalizing its loss-making international business, were dealt a blow when talks with Malaysian Airlines over the premium joint-venture collapsed last month.
Talks with Singapore on the issue had also lapsed but Joyce told The Australian newspaper that the airline was still looking at a range of options for a premium Asian airline, including the city state.
“This will take a bit longer than we originally thought, but we’re still keen to set up a premium airline in Asia and we’re still looking at a range of options available to us -- and Singapore is one of them,” Joyce said.
He added that Qantas was still talking to the Singapore government on the idea.
“We work with them on a range of issues and one of them is keeping the door open to the possibility of a premium airline,” Joyce told the newspaper.
Qantas holds a 65 percent share of the domestic Australian market but has struggled with an under-performing international business.
It is attempting to refocus on Asia, the world’s fast-growing aviation market, and last month announced a new Hong Kong-based budget airline, Jetstar Hong Kong, which it hopes will be in the air in 2013.
But Joyce said that for long-term success Qantas, which has a weak market share in Asia, needed to participate in the premium end of the regional market.
April 27, 2012
Sydney. Australian flag carrier Qantas is still considering Singapore as the base for a premium carrier in Asia, chief executive Alan Joyce said in a report published Monday.
Qantas’ Asian plans, which it sees as key to its strategy of revitalizing its loss-making international business, were dealt a blow when talks with Malaysian Airlines over the premium joint-venture collapsed last month.
Talks with Singapore on the issue had also lapsed but Joyce told The Australian newspaper that the airline was still looking at a range of options for a premium Asian airline, including the city state.
“This will take a bit longer than we originally thought, but we’re still keen to set up a premium airline in Asia and we’re still looking at a range of options available to us -- and Singapore is one of them,” Joyce said.
He added that Qantas was still talking to the Singapore government on the idea.
“We work with them on a range of issues and one of them is keeping the door open to the possibility of a premium airline,” Joyce told the newspaper.
Qantas holds a 65 percent share of the domestic Australian market but has struggled with an under-performing international business.
It is attempting to refocus on Asia, the world’s fast-growing aviation market, and last month announced a new Hong Kong-based budget airline, Jetstar Hong Kong, which it hopes will be in the air in 2013.
But Joyce said that for long-term success Qantas, which has a weak market share in Asia, needed to participate in the premium end of the regional market.
Jetstar Japan Seen Expanding Fleet
Manila Bulletin
April 27, 2012
By CHRIS COOPER and KIYOTAKA MATSUDA
MANILA, Philippines — Jetstar Japan Co., the budget carrier set to begin flights this year, said it may grow to 100 planes by the end of the decade, helped by fares about 50 percent cheaper than full-service airlines.
“I’m quite bullish that this is going to be possible,” Chief Executive Officer Miyuki Suzuki said in an interview in Tokyo yesterday. The carrier, part-owned by Japan Airlines Co. and Qantas Airways Ltd., is ahead of schedule in its startup plans, she said, without giving a date for the first flight.
Jetstar, one of three Japanese budget carriers preparing to start services this year, expects lower fares will lure passengers and spur new travel demand, Suzuki said. Discount carriers will about triple their share of Japanese air travel to 35 percent by 2020, she said.
“Customers will be delighted with the cheaper fares, which are going to create more demand,” said Ryota Himeno, an analyst at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co. “It’ll escalate competition in the domestic market though, which will be worrying for the current operators.”
Jetstar Japan has received three of the 24 Airbus SAS single-aisle A320s it plans to operate in the first few years, Suzuki said. The carrier will expand its fleet by working with the wider Jetstar Group, which had 170 planes on order as of August, she said.
“Whenever low-cost carriers come in, the number of available seats expands quite rapidly,” said Suzuki, who joined Jetstar last month. She previously worked as president and CEO at telecommunications company KVH Co. and as Asia-Pacific head for online information provider LexisNexis.
April 27, 2012
By CHRIS COOPER and KIYOTAKA MATSUDA
MANILA, Philippines — Jetstar Japan Co., the budget carrier set to begin flights this year, said it may grow to 100 planes by the end of the decade, helped by fares about 50 percent cheaper than full-service airlines.
“I’m quite bullish that this is going to be possible,” Chief Executive Officer Miyuki Suzuki said in an interview in Tokyo yesterday. The carrier, part-owned by Japan Airlines Co. and Qantas Airways Ltd., is ahead of schedule in its startup plans, she said, without giving a date for the first flight.
Jetstar, one of three Japanese budget carriers preparing to start services this year, expects lower fares will lure passengers and spur new travel demand, Suzuki said. Discount carriers will about triple their share of Japanese air travel to 35 percent by 2020, she said.
“Customers will be delighted with the cheaper fares, which are going to create more demand,” said Ryota Himeno, an analyst at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co. “It’ll escalate competition in the domestic market though, which will be worrying for the current operators.”
Jetstar Japan has received three of the 24 Airbus SAS single-aisle A320s it plans to operate in the first few years, Suzuki said. The carrier will expand its fleet by working with the wider Jetstar Group, which had 170 planes on order as of August, she said.
“Whenever low-cost carriers come in, the number of available seats expands quite rapidly,” said Suzuki, who joined Jetstar last month. She previously worked as president and CEO at telecommunications company KVH Co. and as Asia-Pacific head for online information provider LexisNexis.
99%of checked-in baggage delivered on time to passengers
Manila Bulletin
April 27, 2012
About 99.1 percent of checked baggage was delivered on time to passengers in 2011, the highest rate of successful delivery since the SITA baggage report was first produced and represents a saving of US$650 million to the air transport industry over 2010.
Any mishandled bag - checked baggage that has been delayed, damage, pilfered, lost or stolen - is a concern for both passengers and airlines but significant improvements have been made by the industry in recent years.
SITA's report shows that the mishandled rate has more than halved since 2007, down 52.4 per cent from 18.88 bags per thousand passengers in 2007 to 8.99 bags per thousand last year.
SITA CEO Francesco Violante said: "This is great news for the industry. Significantly improving the handling of baggage to over 99 per cent has saved airlines US$650 million while also providing better service to passengers."
"In 2011, even though we saw a rise in the number of passengers travelling to 2.87 billion passengers, the industry achieved a reduction in mishandle bags to 25.8 million. This is 6.5 million fewer bags mishandled than 2010's figure of 32.3 million."
Violante noted that 2011 was less challenging than 2010 when adverse weather and volcanic ash clouds caused major discuption but the fact that the industry has halved the moshandle rate over the past five years is an enormous achievement which has benefited millions of passengers and directly delivered improvements to airline earings.
"These results are due to concerted efforts by airlines, airports and ground handlers through the IATA Baggage Improvement Programs; increased focus on standards and best practices by the Airports Council International; and the implementation of sophisticated baggage management solutions such as SITA BagManager."
SITA is the IT provider for the air transport industry and operates WorldTracer, the global system that helps airlines track down mishandled luggage. Used by more than 450 airlines and ground handlers, WorldTracer collastes reports of missing bag and delivers updated information on actual locations from more than 100 airports around the world. During 2011, WorldTracer recorded 8.99 mishanled bags per thousand passengers, down from 12.07 in 2010. (EHL)
April 27, 2012
About 99.1 percent of checked baggage was delivered on time to passengers in 2011, the highest rate of successful delivery since the SITA baggage report was first produced and represents a saving of US$650 million to the air transport industry over 2010.
Any mishandled bag - checked baggage that has been delayed, damage, pilfered, lost or stolen - is a concern for both passengers and airlines but significant improvements have been made by the industry in recent years.
SITA's report shows that the mishandled rate has more than halved since 2007, down 52.4 per cent from 18.88 bags per thousand passengers in 2007 to 8.99 bags per thousand last year.
SITA CEO Francesco Violante said: "This is great news for the industry. Significantly improving the handling of baggage to over 99 per cent has saved airlines US$650 million while also providing better service to passengers."
"In 2011, even though we saw a rise in the number of passengers travelling to 2.87 billion passengers, the industry achieved a reduction in mishandle bags to 25.8 million. This is 6.5 million fewer bags mishandled than 2010's figure of 32.3 million."
Violante noted that 2011 was less challenging than 2010 when adverse weather and volcanic ash clouds caused major discuption but the fact that the industry has halved the moshandle rate over the past five years is an enormous achievement which has benefited millions of passengers and directly delivered improvements to airline earings.
"These results are due to concerted efforts by airlines, airports and ground handlers through the IATA Baggage Improvement Programs; increased focus on standards and best practices by the Airports Council International; and the implementation of sophisticated baggage management solutions such as SITA BagManager."
SITA is the IT provider for the air transport industry and operates WorldTracer, the global system that helps airlines track down mishandled luggage. Used by more than 450 airlines and ground handlers, WorldTracer collastes reports of missing bag and delivers updated information on actual locations from more than 100 airports around the world. During 2011, WorldTracer recorded 8.99 mishanled bags per thousand passengers, down from 12.07 in 2010. (EHL)
Worldwide Airline Passenger Traffic May Hit 11 Billion By 2029
Manila Bulletin
April 27, 2012
by Edu Lopez
The Airports Council International (ACI) has predicted that worldwide and permission to grow is needed if the industry is to continue operating in benefit of communities worldwide.
To accomodate that growth, airports need better collaboration and cooperation from air transport stakeholders in industry, government, regulators and NGOs, said Gittens.
"Many airports are still viewed by regulators as simple providers of infustructure, as regulators have not grasped the evolution of airports into diversified businesses and community partners. In order for airports to provide social and economic benefits to communities, airports need permission to grown from local governments."
Gittens said government regulatory decisions must be structured in way that enables airports to attract the interest of the private sector.
According to the ACI's 2011 economic surveys, some US$135 billion in capital expenditure are planned at airports worldwide between 2013 and 2016, not including the current projects in the Middle East and it onlyincludes two airports in mainland China.
"An increasing number of countries are calling on the private sector for the development aeronautical infrastructure, be it in the form of outright privatizations or public private partnerships. This necessarily implies the need for states to provide the right economic regulatory framework to allow airport companies to generate the type of financial returns required to attract provate investors."
On the aviation side, the industry needs to demonstrate environment stewardship and in keeping with this responsibility, the industry has introduced its CO2 Roadmap and ACI has demonstrated its commitment with ACI Europe's Airport Carbon Accreditation Program.
Airports must also focus on local community issues such as noise, air quality, water, waste and land use if local government and communities are to provide permission to grow.
"At the sixth aviation and Environment Summit last month in Geneva, the leaders of our industry - airports, airlines, air traffic control and manufacturers - stated that will do their part to maintain and grow a vibrant, sustainable air transport industry. However we need permission from governments and society if we are to be allowed to provide local, national and global communities with the economic and social benefits they need", Gitten said.
April 27, 2012
by Edu Lopez
The Airports Council International (ACI) has predicted that worldwide and permission to grow is needed if the industry is to continue operating in benefit of communities worldwide.
To accomodate that growth, airports need better collaboration and cooperation from air transport stakeholders in industry, government, regulators and NGOs, said Gittens.
"Many airports are still viewed by regulators as simple providers of infustructure, as regulators have not grasped the evolution of airports into diversified businesses and community partners. In order for airports to provide social and economic benefits to communities, airports need permission to grown from local governments."
Gittens said government regulatory decisions must be structured in way that enables airports to attract the interest of the private sector.
According to the ACI's 2011 economic surveys, some US$135 billion in capital expenditure are planned at airports worldwide between 2013 and 2016, not including the current projects in the Middle East and it onlyincludes two airports in mainland China.
"An increasing number of countries are calling on the private sector for the development aeronautical infrastructure, be it in the form of outright privatizations or public private partnerships. This necessarily implies the need for states to provide the right economic regulatory framework to allow airport companies to generate the type of financial returns required to attract provate investors."
On the aviation side, the industry needs to demonstrate environment stewardship and in keeping with this responsibility, the industry has introduced its CO2 Roadmap and ACI has demonstrated its commitment with ACI Europe's Airport Carbon Accreditation Program.
Airports must also focus on local community issues such as noise, air quality, water, waste and land use if local government and communities are to provide permission to grow.
"At the sixth aviation and Environment Summit last month in Geneva, the leaders of our industry - airports, airlines, air traffic control and manufacturers - stated that will do their part to maintain and grow a vibrant, sustainable air transport industry. However we need permission from governments and society if we are to be allowed to provide local, national and global communities with the economic and social benefits they need", Gitten said.
Baghdad-Mumbai Flights Restart Today
Manila Bulletin
April 27,2012
Iraq will reopen this week the Baghdad to Mumbai air route after a hiatus of more than 21 years, as a growing number of Iraqis are travelling to India, officials said on Tuesday.
"Iraqi Airways will open on
Friday the route between Baghdad and Mumbai after more than 21 years of interruption," Akram Louaybi, the flag carrier's spokesman, told AFP.
"There will be two flights a week between the two cities," he said.
April 27,2012
Iraq will reopen this week the Baghdad to Mumbai air route after a hiatus of more than 21 years, as a growing number of Iraqis are travelling to India, officials said on Tuesday.
"Iraqi Airways will open on
Friday the route between Baghdad and Mumbai after more than 21 years of interruption," Akram Louaybi, the flag carrier's spokesman, told AFP.
"There will be two flights a week between the two cities," he said.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Air India Seeking $1-B Loans
Manila Bulletin
April 20, 2012
By KARTHIKEYAN SUNDARAM
Air India Ltd., the unprofitable state-owned carrier supported by government bailouts, plans to raise as much as $1 billion in loans from overseas for working capital.
The airline will also look into other “innovative structured financing packages” to reduce financing costs, according to an April 13 tender document posted on its website. The Mumbai-based company is seeking loans of one year or more from Indian and foreign banks, according to the document.
Air India is the first carrier to turn to overseas markets for working-capital loans after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee last month allowed airlines to borrow from abroad for such requirements. Private carriers including Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. are also seeking investment and new funds as they struggle with losses amid fuel costs and a price war.
India’s federal government on April 12 approved a turnaround plan for Air India that included recasting working-capital loans to help the airline save about 10 billion rupees ($194 million) in yearly interest expenses, Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said in New Delhi.
The carrier also won backing from the government for bailouts totaling 300 billion rupee through 2020, Singh said.
April 20, 2012
By KARTHIKEYAN SUNDARAM
Air India Ltd., the unprofitable state-owned carrier supported by government bailouts, plans to raise as much as $1 billion in loans from overseas for working capital.
The airline will also look into other “innovative structured financing packages” to reduce financing costs, according to an April 13 tender document posted on its website. The Mumbai-based company is seeking loans of one year or more from Indian and foreign banks, according to the document.
Air India is the first carrier to turn to overseas markets for working-capital loans after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee last month allowed airlines to borrow from abroad for such requirements. Private carriers including Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. are also seeking investment and new funds as they struggle with losses amid fuel costs and a price war.
India’s federal government on April 12 approved a turnaround plan for Air India that included recasting working-capital loans to help the airline save about 10 billion rupees ($194 million) in yearly interest expenses, Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said in New Delhi.
The carrier also won backing from the government for bailouts totaling 300 billion rupee through 2020, Singh said.
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