Thursday, May 1 2025 | ASIA TODAY INTERNATIONAL - Reporting the Business that Matters in Asia
OSAKA - Japan Airlines (JAL) has opened its newly-renovated Sakura lounge for international flights at Osaka (Kansai) Airport.
SYDNEY - Singapore Airlines' introductory fares for its newest cabin class, Premium Economy, must be booked by July 31 for select services from Sydney from 10 August. Fares start from AUD1,738 return to Singapore, AUD2,064 return to Beijing, AUD3,217 return to Paris and AUD3,524 return to London (all inclusive of taxes/surcharges. Visit www.singaporeair.com or call 13 10 11 or your travel agent. (ATI).
SYDNEY – Air China is to significantly increase its services to Australia from October 26, moving to daily flights to Beijing from both Sydney and Melbourne and introducing Premium Economy on the Sydney-Beijing sector with new Airbus A330-300 aircraft.
HONG KONG – To celebrate the fifth anniversary of Shangri-La’s Golden Circle loyalty programme, the luxury hotel group is offering 5,000 bonus points to members staying at five or more participating Shangri-La, Kerry, Hotel Jen or Traders hotels from July 1 to September 30.
SYDNEY – Air India is offering return Business Class fares from Australia to Delhi from AUD5,938 inclusive of taxes for flights from July 6 to October 31. Return Business Class fares from Australia to Europe (Milan) start from AUD7,527 inclusive of taxes for flights from September 16 to October 31.
NEW DELHI – Air India has rescheduled its flights into Australia and entered an extensive code-share arrangement with Star Alliance partner Air New Zealand as it moves to strengthen its market position through the region.
Air India’s daily triangular service between Delhi, Sydney and Melbourne has been dropped in favour of four direct Delhi-Sydney-Delhi flights and three direct Delhi-Melbourne-Delhi flights weekly.
The code-share arrangement with Air New Zealand covers services between India and New Zealand and parts of Southeast Asia.