For those needing another low cost option in Asia, Lion Air has opened a new subsidiary for business - Thai Lion Air. The airline will be operating two aircraft to begin with, with a hub at Bangkok Don Mueang Airport. The airline will operate three routes initially (two international, one domestic) from the 4th December 2013: - Don Mueang to Chiang Mai - Don Mueang to … [Read more...]
China Airlines to NOT set up an LCC
Update: retracted according to ATW - http://atwonline.com/airline-finance-data/news/china-airlines-launch-lcc-taiwan-0314 That would been interesting... Very interesting. Oh well. There's still is the question of how Taiwanese airlines will tackle the low cost carriers.... China Airlines of Taiwan (as opposed to Air China which is based in China) is to set up a Low Cost … [Read more...]
Cebu Pacific to start long haul operation
It seems yet another low cost Asian carrier is going to have a go at trying to launch a Long Haul Low Cost Carrier. Cebu Pacific (most recently famous for their in-air safety demo to Lady GaGa's "Let's Dance") is to launch a service, operating up to eight Airbus A330-300's. They plan to operate to low-cost services to Australia, the Middle East, parts of Europe and the … [Read more...]