Thursday, April 25 2024 | ASIA TODAY INTERNATIONAL - Reporting the Business that Matters in Asia
SINGAPORE - Singapore Airlines is to launch non-stop flights between Singapore and San Francisco and will add a second daily service to Los Angeles in an expansion of its US operations. The non-stop Singapore-San Francisco flights will operate daily from October 23 using Airbus A350-900 aircraft.
BRISBANE – Qantas will begin construction of its new multimillion dollar Qantas International Premium Lounge at Brisbane Airport in coming weeks.
DUBLIN – At its conclusion of its 72nd annual meeting in Dublin, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has confirmed Alexandre de Juniac, Chairman and CEO of Air France-KLM, to succeed Tony Tyler as IATA’s Director General and CEO. The appointment is effective from September 1.
HONG KONG – The Regal Kowloon Hotel in Tsimshatsui has been awarded a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence based on reviews submitted by travelers over a 12-month period. Opened in 1982, the Regal Kowloon Hotel is one of 27 properties in Hong Kong and China managed by the Regal International Group, part of the Hong Kong-listed Century City Group. www.regalhotel.com (ATI).
COLOMBO - The President of Sri Lanka, Maithripala Sirisena, has officially opened Shangri-La’s Hambantota Resort & Spa on a 145-acre former coconut plantation on the southern coastline of Sri Lanka. It is the first of two Shangri-La Hotels in Sri-Lanka, with Shangri-La Colombo slated to open in 2017.
SYDNEY – All Nippon Airways has released Summer Inspirational fares from Australia to Haneda, Tokyo, starting from AUD836 return Economy, AUD1,946 Premium Economy and AUD4,146 Business Class (including taxes/charges). Add-on domestic fares in Japan are AUD200 return (excluding taxes and charges). Premium Economy passengers can access the Business Class Lounge in both Sydney and Tokyo.