JAKARTA: At least two dozen flights to and from the Indonesian resort island of Bali have been cancelled, its international airport website showed Wednesday (June 18), after a volcano in the archipelago's east erupted, shooting an ash tower 10km into the sky. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-metre (5,587-foot) twin-peaked volcano on the eastern tourist island of...
GEORGE TOWN: Malaysia Airlines has introduced 102 additional red-eye flights to facilitate travel demand during the Chinese New Year festive period, bringing the total to 219 weekly flights between Kuala Lumpur and Sabah and Sarawak. Malaysia Aviation Group managing director Datuk Capt Izham Ismail said the additional capacity is expected to increase convenience and support the...
PETALING JAYA: A Malaysia Airlines(MAS) flight headed for Incheon Airport in Seoul, South Korea was forced to turn back shortly after taking off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) According to data obtained from flight tracking website FlightRadar24, Malaysia Airlines flight MH66 departed from KLIA just after 12am on Sunday (Sept 2) and returned to the...
TOKYO: Typhoon Ampil edged closer to Japan’s main island of Honshu on Friday (Aug 16), forcing major Japanese airlines to cancel flights and the government to issue a warning against possible landslides and flooding. Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways cancelled some 90 international flights, impacting more than 15,000 passengers. The two carriers also scrapped about 560...
KOTA KINABALU: Several flights have been reinstated and airlines are arranging to fly out nearly 20,000 stranded passengers at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport. AirAsia resumed several flights travelling from various locations in the country, including inbound flights from as far as Hong Kong, Taipei, Shenzhen and Singapore. A Malaysia Airlines flight to Kuala Lumpur was believed...
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) will suspend flights to Chengdu and Chongqing from March 31, less than five months after flights to the two Chinese cities resumed. In response to queries, a SIA spokesman said the suspension is due to regulatory reasons, without elaborating further, including on the length of suspension. The flag carrier currently operates daily flights...
KUALA LUMPUR: The license of low-cost carrier MYAirline Sdn Bhd will be suspended temporarily, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) is expected to announce the matter later on Monday (Oct 16), he said. "The company still exists, it is suspending operations while looking for investors. "It's a commercial issue but from the...
