Articles tagged “malaysia”

Coronavirus

AirAsia Seeks Government Loan to Ride Out Coronavirus Storm

There’s no end to troubles for AirAsia Group. With Tony Fernandes finally back in the CEO saddle after being cleared of bribery charges, the airline now has to fight a much tougher pandemic battle.

Liz Lee, Reuters | 4 years ago

Airlines

AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes Cleared of Bribery Allegations

The AirAsia Group must be relieved to have its top leaders back at the helm amid the coronavirus turbulence that the global airline industry is now facing.

Liz Lee, Reuters | 4 years ago

Tourism

Singapore Hotels See Some Hope as Bookings Surge After Malaysia Lockdown

Without the spread of the coronavirus being contained or widespread travel restrictions being lifted, any increase in hotel occupancy is little more than a short-term blip.

Xinyi Liang-Pholsena, Skift | 4 years ago

Airlines

Malaysian Prime Minister Questions Definition of Bribery in AirAsia Allegations

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad chose his words very carefully. He's expressing an opinion but without getting involved in the specifics of the case.

Reuters | 4 years ago

Airlines

Malaysia Investigates Claims That Airbus Bribed AirAsia Execs

This is not a good look for Airbus. It's high time for more transparency in the clubby world of buying aircraft. Shortcuts to win sales are bound to catch up with you sooner or later.

Liz Lee and Krishna N. Das, Reuters | 4 years ago

Tourism

Gobi Bets on Middle East Player Holidayme to Unlock Asia’s Muslim Travel Market

Holidayme has scooped up $16 million in new investment from Gobi. But can the UAE eagle soar in Asian skies where Tripfez, Gobi’s first investment in the Muslim travel space, had barely tapped the potential of the market?

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 5 years ago

Online Travel

China’s Qunar Says it Won’t Sell Malaysia Airlines Flights Out of Safety Concerns

Malaysia Airlines reportedly has taken some unspecified steps to enhance security onboard its flights. This likely won't do much to change Qunar's stance in the short term until the cause of MH370's disappearance has been detailed.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

Transcribed Statement from Malaysian Prime Minister on Missing Flight MH370

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

Malaysia Airlines’ Statement: ‘MH370 Ended in the Southern Indian Ocean’

We'll wait until the objects are actually confirmed before we agree that this is final.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

Malaysian PM: Missing Plane Deliberately Diverted, Could Be in Huge Central Asian or Indian Ocean Area

We are nowhere near any of the answers, except for one: this was deliberate.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 10 years ago