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Entries for October, 2009

Initial work for new LCCT starts next month

ISTANBUL, Oct 30 (Bernama) — Initial work for the permanent low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) at the KL International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang will begin next month, said Deputy Minister of Transport Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri on Thursday.
“If everything goes as planned, site preparation work will start next month,” he told Malaysian journalists who are [...]

Budget carrier to go flat out: AirAsiaX

LONGHAUL low-cost carrier AirAsiaX is ramping up its assault on Australia and plans to use the global financial crisis to steal high-yielding passengers away from legacy carriers such as Qantas and Malaysia Airlines.
AirAsiaX chief executive Azran Osman-Rani believes the global financial crisis has provided an opening for low-cost carriers to snare business travellers seeking a [...]

Vietnam’s tourism industry recovering too slowly

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam tourist numbers are growing at a slower rate than other regional countries.

Regionally the recovery of the tourism industry has been growing since July 2009. The hotel room occupancy rate in Singapore has increased again to 70 percent, while the figure is 75 percent in Malaysia. Even Thailand, considered as the country [...]