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AirAsia Thailand Expands Domestic Network with New Routes from Suvarnabhumi Airport

by Travel News Editor

AirAsia Thailand (FD) is set to enhance travel convenience for passengers by expanding its domestic operations at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. Beginning 1 July 2025, the airline will launch three new direct routes from Suvarnabhumi (BKK) to Buriram, Surat Thani, and Narathiwat, further strengthening its domestic network.

AirAsia Thailand Expands Domestic Network

AirAsia Thailand Expands Domestic Network

This expansion will bring AirAsia’s total number of routes from Suvarnabhumi to nine, reinforcing the airport’s role as a key domestic hub alongside the airline’s main base at Don Mueang Airport. [Read more…]

Thai AirAsia X moves all flights to Bangkok Don Mueang Airport

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Thai AirAsia X is set to relocate all operations from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Don Mueang Airport (DMK) beginning on October 1, 2024. The airline is celebrating this move with a special “Hello Don Mueang” promotion, offering one-way fares starting from 3,490 THB to popular international destinations such as Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul, Sydney, and more. This shift aims to improve customer convenience, providing easier access to AirAsia’s vast domestic and international network. Additionally, AirAsia X plans fleet expansion to support future growth and passenger demand. [Read more…]

Thai AirAsiaX to start flights between Bangkok and Sapporo

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Thai AirAsiaX will start daily direct flights between Bangkok Don Muang and Sapporo New Chitose Airport on May 1st 2015.

Starting from March 26, the airline also will increase the frequency of its Bangkok-Tokyo route to two flights per day. And its flights to Osaka will become daily, up from five times a week. As the result, Thai AirAsiaX will have four daily flights to Japan. [Read more…]

Singapore Airlines losing, AirAsia gaining

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Singapore Airlines (SIA) – arguably among the world’s best-run, most profitable major airlines in the past – has announced a whopping loss for the April-June quarter of this year, blaming the world economic crisis, the H1N1 pandemic and losses on fuel hedging.

Not mentioned by the airline, but possibly another factor, is an ongoing boycott by Indian travel agents furious at having had their 5% commission on ticket sales cancelled. The boycott has been going on since the end of last year, and means that anyone in India wishing to travel by SIA can now book only at the SIA offices there, or online. Lufthansa and British Airways, too, are being boycotted for the same reason. [Read more…]

AirAsia Drops Admin Fees to Stimulate Travel

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With the aim of further stimulating travel and tourism in Malaysia and the region, AirAsia is abolishing the administration fee from its fare structure. This presents further real savings to AirAsia guests as they now only have to fork out the seat fare and airport tax.

‘No Admin Fee’ as it is aptly called, will come into effect for bookings made for all AirAsia and AirAsia X flights from 24th June 2009. From this date, AirAsia.com will display All-In Fares (fare + airport tax) throughout the booking process. This ensures transparency from the advertised price to selecting your flight and paying for it on AirAsia.com [Read more…]

AirAsia Adds Flights to Shenzhen from Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu

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AirAsia is expanding its service to Shenzhen, China with the addition of two flights from Malaysia on October 2nd. The low-cost carrier will add a second flight from Kuala Lumpur and start a direct flight from Kota Kinabalu in East Malaysia. Both flights will operate from the Low Cost Carrier Terminal in each or the Malaysian airports. Air Asia Thailand also serves Shenzhen with a daily flight from Bangkok. [Read more…]