https://www.scmp.com/rss/522505/feed The latest news and top stories on AirAsia. A Malaysian low-cost airline and a subsidiary of Capital A, AirAsia is headquartered near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with its main hub at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 2. It is the largest airline in Malaysia by fleet size and destinations, operating scheduled domestic and international flights to over 166 destinations across 25 countries. AirAsia primarily targets budget-conscious travellers, including young adults, students and... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Edith Lin Edith Lin The expanded second passenger terminal at Hong Kong International Airport is set to open its doors to travellers on Wednesday, offering 25 new shopping and dining options. While travellers must still take an autonomous people mover to Terminal 1 for departures after checking in at Terminal 2, the revamped facility promises a number of conveniences. The South China Morning Post explores how travellers can make the most of the dining and shopping options. 1. What dining options are available? The... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3354670/what-eat-and-buy-hong-kong-airports-revamped-terminal-2?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3354670/what-eat-and-buy-hong-kong-airports-revamped-terminal-2?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 May 2026 08:30:15 +0000 Wynna Wong Wynna Wong Hong Kong airport’s Terminal 2 will reopen later this month, with several airlines to relocate their check-in operations from Terminal 1 as part of expansion plans linked to the three-runway system. The phased move, starting on May 27, will mainly involve regional and low-cost carriers, including HK Express and AirAsia group airlines. Terminal 2 was reconfigured under the airport’s three-runway system project. Here is what travellers need to know. 1. Which airlines are moving to Terminal 2? The... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3353809/what-do-travellers-need-know-when-hong-kong-airports-terminal-2-opens?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3353809/what-do-travellers-need-know-when-hong-kong-airports-terminal-2-opens?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 May 2026 09:29:04 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg AirAsia X co-founder Tony Fernandes said he is preparing to launch a new airline, betting that expanding while the aviation industry’s being roiled by high oil prices will pay off in the future. The new airline will be announced in the next month or two, Fernandes said in a video interview from Montreal late on Wednesday. The low-cost Southeast Asian carrier group is moving some planes for the business it is starting, he said, without providing further details. The expansion would come on the... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3352749/airasia-launch-new-airline-flying-against-wind-high-oil-costs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3352749/airasia-launch-new-airline-flying-against-wind-high-oil-costs?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 May 2026 09:28:46 +0000 Reuters Reuters The head of a body representing global airlines said on Wednesday that even if Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz, it would take months for jet fuel supply to recover given disruptions to Middle East refining capacity. Oil fell below US$100 per barrel after US President Donald Trump said he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran ‌that was subject to the immediate and safe reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which normally carries about a fifth of the world’s oil trade. Iranian Foreign... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3349353/no-quick-fix-asian-airlines-even-if-iran-reopens-hormuz-iata-chief?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3349353/no-quick-fix-asian-airlines-even-if-iran-reopens-hormuz-iata-chief?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:26:07 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Southeast Asia’s largest low-cost carrier AirAsia X said on Monday it was raising ticket prices by as much as 40 per cent and cutting routes to cushion the impact of the war on Iran, but stressed demand for flights remained high. The Malaysia-based no-frills airline said about 10 per cent of its overall flights had been cut so far. It has raised fuel surcharges by about 20 per cent, while fare prices have increased between 31 per cent and 40 per cent. Average jet fuel costs have soared to about... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3349143/airasia-x-hikes-ticket-prices-40-cut-capacity-10-iran-war-hits-fuel-costs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3349143/airasia-x-hikes-ticket-prices-40-cut-capacity-10-iran-war-hits-fuel-costs?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:41:39 +0000 Oscar Liu,Vivian Au Oscar Liu,Vivian Au Hongkonger Shirley Sung finally returned home on Sunday after being stranded in Dubai for a week and making eight failed attempts to secure a flight, ultimately paying HK$11,000 (US$1,406) to escape the Middle East conflict via Kuala Lumpur. The 30-year-old solo traveller, who had flown to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a wedding, found herself in a tense situation as she witnessed missile interceptions and sought shelter in a hotel car park during Tehran’s retaliatory attacks amid US-Israel... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3345899/hongkonger-forks-out-hk11000-flee-dubai-after-8-failed-attempts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3345899/hongkonger-forks-out-hk11000-flee-dubai-after-8-failed-attempts?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Mar 2026 13:36:19 +0000 SCMP’s Asia desk SCMP’s Asia desk Singapore’s move to bar undesirable visitors from boarding planes to the city state began on Friday, with airlines flying into its airports required to deny access to passengers flagged as risks. The new directive is aimed at preventing “undesirable or prohibited immigrants, and those who do not meet Singapore’s entry requirements, from boarding flights bound for Singapore”, according to an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) statement released on November 28 last year. Airlines flying... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3341803/singapore-begins-ban-undesirable-visitors-airline-boarding-rules-take-effect?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3341803/singapore-begins-ban-undesirable-visitors-airline-boarding-rules-take-effect?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:07:06 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg AirAsia Aviation Group, one of Airbus’ largest customers of single-aisle jets, says testing protocols for aircraft software need to be re-examined in the wake of the weekend glitch that required an urgent update. Tony Fernandes, the founder of the Southeast Asian carrier, said it was likely the software was not thoroughly tested. “It seems a bit bizarre, it is something it has to look at, it’s obvious it wasn’t tested,” Fernandes said in an interview on Tuesday. “I’m not an expert but it failed... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3334876/airasia-boss-says-bizarre-airbus-software-glitch-good-warning-sector?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3334876/airasia-boss-says-bizarre-airbus-software-glitch-good-warning-sector?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:55:13 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu is scheduled to speak in a fireside chat on Friday during the third Family Business Summit in Hong Kong, as the city burnishes its role as the offshore fundraising hub and ‘superconnector’ between the Chinese mainland and the rest of the world. The speech is the highlight of the conference, curated by the South China Morning Post and Blue Pool Capital, with UBS as the presenting partner. The attendees – by invitation only – comprise about 150 private business... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3331821/hong-kong-leader-john-lee-speak-third-annual-confab-family-owned-businesses?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3331821/hong-kong-leader-john-lee-speak-third-annual-confab-family-owned-businesses?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Nov 2025 23:30:09 +0000 Ian Lloyd Neubauer Ian Lloyd Neubauer It’s about the same size as neighbouring Bali, with the same lush green jungles, terraced rice paddies, palm-fringed beaches, volcanoes with lake-filled craters and rich indigenous culture. But unlike Bali, it’s not overburdened by traffic and tourists. Add islets and atolls that wouldn’t look out of place in the Maldives, reefs brimming with turtles, world-class surf breaks and an expanding selection of sophisticated places in which to eat, drink and stay, and you’ll begin to see why Lombok... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3328908/insiders-guide-indonesias-lombok-worthy-new-bali-volcanic-craters-and-horse-drawn-carts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/travel/article/3328908/insiders-guide-indonesias-lombok-worthy-new-bali-volcanic-craters-and-horse-drawn-carts?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Oct 2025 04:00:09 +0000 Julie Zhang Julie Zhang In the Capital Connectors series, exclusive interviews with six influential Chinese and global bankers reveal the opportunities and challenges for Hong Kong in its evolution as an international financial hub. When Thai coconut water brand IFBH raised HK$1.16 billion (US$149 million) through a stock offering in Hong Kong in June, Li Chunbo, chairman and CEO of the deal’s sole sponsor Citic Securities International, saw it as more than just another listing from Southeast Asia. The world’s... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3328010/hong-kong-markets-connector-role-not-just-mainland-china-citic-boss-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3328010/hong-kong-markets-connector-role-not-just-mainland-china-citic-boss-says?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:30:08 +0000 SCMP SCMP We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. ‘Do you want a boycott?’: Malaysia’s top mall rolls dice with flag ban Malaysia’s most famous shopping centre edged closer to a damaging boycott after threatening to throw out a second group of pro-Palestinian protesters carrying flags, prompting calls for a mass... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3325633/malaysian-mall-risks-boycott-thailands-thaksin-imprisoned-7-asia-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3325633/malaysian-mall-risks-boycott-thailands-thaksin-imprisoned-7-asia-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Sep 2025 04:15:07 +0000 SCMP SCMP Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China Rocket Force bans nearly 200 suppliers, evaluators after corruption probe The People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force has terminated nearly 200 partnerships with experts and suppliers, following an investigation into procurement corruption covering the past nine years, as scrutiny of the troubled military branch continues. 2. Is China’s rare earths... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3325220/plas-rocket-force-probe-nasa-bars-chinese-citizens-us-visas-scmp-daily-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3325220/plas-rocket-force-probe-nasa-bars-chinese-citizens-us-visas-scmp-daily-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:15:13 +0000 Jean Iau Jean Iau Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke has called on the Chinese state-owned maker of the C919 passenger jet to set its sights on the global market and be more aggressive in boosting its international standing, as AirAsia nears a deal to become its first foreign buyer. Loke made the comments on Wednesday while speaking at a Malaysian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong and Macau (Maycham) event, where he outlined a series of updates on his country’s transport industry – from air travel to... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3325188/malaysia-calls-china-push-c919-jet-globally-airasia-circles-deal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3325188/malaysia-calls-china-push-c919-jet-globally-airasia-circles-deal?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:30:13 +0000 Kandy Wong,Ralph Jennings Kandy Wong,Ralph Jennings Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia has shown strong interest in acquiring the Chinese C919 passenger jet, its executive said, as part of its strategy to tap into Southeast Asia’s 700 million-strong population and capitalise on growing China-Asean business ties. “We’re in active discussions to buy the C919,” Tony Fernandes, CEO of Capital A – an investment holding company of AirAsia – told the Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Wednesday. “We’re the first foreign airline to be working with... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3325061/china-eyes-c919-jet-breakthrough-malaysian-airline-confirms-talks-buy-aircraft?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3325061/china-eyes-c919-jet-breakthrough-malaysian-airline-confirms-talks-buy-aircraft?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:08 +0000 Joseph Sipalan Joseph Sipalan Malaysia’s bid to become Southeast Asia’s top aircraft maintenance hub hinges on how fast it can ramp up capacity, industry players say, as the country races to secure a greater share of the region’s booming aviation support market. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government has set a high bar: it wants Malaysia to capture 50 per cent of Southeast Asia’s aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market by 2030 – overtaking current leader Singapore. The target is seen as ambitious but not... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3325074/can-malaysia-unseat-singapore-become-southeast-asias-top-aircraft-maintenance-hub?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3325074/can-malaysia-unseat-singapore-become-southeast-asias-top-aircraft-maintenance-hub?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Sep 2025 11:42:19 +0000 The Korea Times The Korea Times The AirAsia flight that caused passenger confusion by making an unexpected landing at South Korea’s Gimpo International Airport instead of its original destination of Incheon International Airport on Wednesday evening made a safety-based “planned diversion” due to adverse weather, according to the airline. Flight D7 506, which departed Kuala Lumpur International Airport earlier that day, had been scheduled to land at Incheon airport. However, after circling over Korean airspace due to bad... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3321990/airasia-blames-bad-weather-after-flight-lands-wrong-south-korean-airport?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3321990/airasia-blames-bad-weather-after-flight-lands-wrong-south-korean-airport?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Aug 2025 08:06:43 +0000 Cannix Yau Cannix Yau Malaysian budget airline AirAsia is looking to expand its network connectivity in Hong Kong as it considers a potential listing next year to capitalise on the city’s status as a major financial and investor hub. The airline’s owner, Capital A Berhad, announced in May that a potential secondary listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange was part of its strategy to broaden access to global capital markets. It said the move followed a meeting with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, in which Capital A... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3321330/airasia-plans-hong-kong-connectivity-expansion-and-potential-stock-market-listing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3321330/airasia-plans-hong-kong-connectivity-expansion-and-potential-stock-market-listing?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Aug 2025 01:00:15 +0000