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Yowza, budget airline Tiger Airways is now charging extra fees for checked in luggages!
I’ve been watching similar developments in US-based airlines the last several weeks and was hoping the trend wouldn’t reach this part of the sky. Ugh, wishful thinking. Tiger has followed the lead of Air Asia on charging fees for checked in […]
Starting July 2008, Jetstar Asia will be offering daily flights between Singapore and Phnom Penh in Cambodia, either with four non-stop flights weekly or via Siem Reap thrice weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
That means you can now fly from Singapore to Siem Reap, stop there for a few days, dive and take a peek […]
As a child, whenever I didn’t finish my food or complained on what was for dinner, I’ve always gotten a lengthy lecture on other unfortunate children who had no food to eat. I’m not sure, but I guess this could be one factor why there’s always a part of me that feels guilty whenever I […]
Business travelers who fly between Singapore and New York can now reach their destination more rested, more prepared to face their business meetings. Singapore Airlines has reconfigured five of the airline’s A340-500s with 100 of the airline’s new award-winning Business Class seats for use in the all business class long haul flights between these two […]
Here’s an important note for members of Korean Air’s Skypass Mileage Program: Mileage earned from July 1, 2008 onwards will now have a validity of just five years (previously, earned miles never expired).
Come to think of it, 5 years is still a long time to accumulate miles. In majority of other frequent flyer programs, accumulated […]
If you find yourself flying over the Indian subcontinent frequently, you might want to take participate in SriLankan Airlines’ newly launched frequent flyer programme, the FlySmiLes. In addition to the usual miles collection, FlySmiles members also get to enjoy additional baggage privileges:
FlySmiLes Members who reach the Silver Tier Level can opt to join the Baggage […]
It used to be that flying with Malaysia-based budget airline Air Asia allows you to check in up to 20kg of luggage for free. Well, effective April 21, 2008, not anymore!
Checked baggage will be charged on a per piece basis up to a maximum combined weight of 15kg. Anything over 15kg will be charged as […]
The opening of the new Bengaluru International Airport (BIAL) in Bangalore has been moved to May 11, 2008 and not on 30 March 2008 as announced previously.
See the new announcement here.
Image: BIAL
Tags: airport, Asia, asia diving, asia-holidays, asia-hotels, asia-travel, Bangalore, Bangalore airport, Bengaluru International Airport, India
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Starting this month, passengers of Singapore Airlines and Silk Air with baggages in excess of their allowance can now have an idea how much charges they will incur even prior to checking in.
Currently, customers are charged 1.5 percent of the highest one-way Published Economy fare for each excess kg. With the new excess baggage […]
There has been a number of new airports which opened the last few weeks, and more are set to open in the near future. I can imagine that if you’re a frequent traveler expecting to land in the Changi Airport Terminal 1 and end up in the newly opened Terminal 3, it can be disorienting. […]
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