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
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Just a quick notice to all those flying Cathay Pacific or Dragon Air into China:
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair will move to the new Terminal 3 at Beijing International Airport starting on Wednesday, 26 March 2008.
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair will move to the Terminal 2 at Shanghai Pudong International Airport starting on Tuesday, 29 April 2008.
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Starting August 13, Jetstar flights departing from Hong Kong will operate at the Hong Kong International Airport’s brand new Terminal 2. Aside from a faster check-in, Immigration and Quarantine time, Jetstar passengers can also enjoy a variety of shopping, dining and entertainment options. Terminal 2 boasts of 100 retail shops, 25 dining joints and -take this!- a 4-D Extreme Screen Cinema to while away those hours in-between connecting flights.
How to get there?
If you’re arriving from the City to Chap Lap Kok direction via Airport Express train, the usual Terminal 1 is the left exit whereas Terminal 2 is the exit …read more
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The International Civil Aviation Organization has issued new global security guidelines regarding carrying liquids, gels and aerosols in hand luggages. These guidelines, which are already being observed in Europe, US and some Asian airports, will take effect in most international airports starting on June 1, 2007. Here are the important points to note:
1. Liquids, aerosols, and gels must be placed in a container not over 100 milliliters (or equivalent amount of measure, i.e. ounces). (It doesn’t matter if the container is just half-full, make sure its capacity is not more than 100 ml.)
2. These items must be placed in a …read more
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One of the annoying issues with budget airlines is that they normally don’t give seat assignments. You get your boarding pass, but as soon as the boarding announcement is made, people rush into the aircraft to secure their seats, especially those who are travelling in pairs or groups and therefore want to be seated together during the flight.
If you want to save yourself such stress, you can now pre-select your seats aboard Tiger Airways. For an additional fee of S$5, you can choose any of the standard seats, or for a higher fee of S$25, you can have an emergency …read more
For the longest time, travellers have had to pay $10-11 or PhP550 as airport tax, or “Airport Users Charge” as it is now called, on their way out of the Philippines. On my last trip however, this has risen to $15, or PhP750. Based on the breakdown written on the receipt, the additional 200 pesos apparently are security development charges.
Which I find ironic, because never had I breezed through the Manila airport as easily as this last visit. Gone were at least two check points. Hmm.
Voted upon by travel agents, here are some of the winners in the Asia category of the 13th World Travel Awards, hosted at Turks and Caicos:
Asia’s Leading Airline: Cathay Pacific Airways
Asia’s Leading First Class Airline: Cathay Pacific Airways
Asia’s Leading Business Class Airline: Singapore Airlines
Asia’s Leading Airport: Singapore Changi Airport
Asia’s Leading Casino Resort: Genting Highland Resort, Malaysia
Asia’s Leading Conference Centre: Suntec Singapore International Conference & Exhibition Centre
Asia’s Leading Conference Hotel: Grand Hyatt Shanghai, China
Asia’s Leading Destination: India
Asia’s Leading Golf Resort: Le Meridien Nirwana Golf & Spa Resort, Indonesia
Asia’s Leading Hotel: The Oriental Bangkok, Thailand
Asia’s Leading Boutique Hotel: The Sarojin Khao Lak, …read more
Last week, on Sept 28 precisely, the new Bangkok International Airport, also known as Suvarnabhumi Airport was officially opened, replacing the aging and overloaded Don Muang Airport as Bangkok’s primary airport for all commercial airline flights.
NZ Herald says it’s Asia’s largest airport, but Wikipedia says it’s about 7,000 sq m smaller than Hong Kong International Airport. It’s supposed to have the world’s tallest control tower, though (Is that an asset? Towers and airplanes in the same sentence still gives me the shivers!). Its opening had a bit of birth pains… which is rather expected, I guess. Give it a few …read more
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