KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — The Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has once again topped the OAG Megahubs ranking as the most connected airport in the Asia-Pacific region for low-cost flights, offering 14,583 possible low-cost connections (LCCs) across 137 destinations.

NEW YORK, June 2 — Boeing executives are unlikely to be criminally charged over fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people as the statute of limitations has likely passed, United States Justice Department officials told victims’ family members in a meeting.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Malaysia’s air passenger traffic rose 19.5 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 7.9 million in April 2024 and 8 per cent month-on-month (m-o-m) from March 2024, said the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom).

SINGAPORE , Nov 7 — Singapore Airlines on Tuesday posted a record half-year profit reflecting strong trav–el demand as passenger traffic to the northern part of Asia rebounded after countries fully reopened post the Covid pandemic.

GENEVA, Aug 9 — The airlines look back on a strong June as passenger traffic grew by 31 per cent year-on-year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported in Geneva on Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 — Air travel recorded a strong demand growth for March 2023, rising 52.4 per cent in total traffic as measured in revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs compared with March 2022, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said.

CHIANG MAI, Feb 14 — The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) expects air travel in the Asia-Pacific region to see full recovery by the first quarter of 2024, returning to 2019 pre-pandemic level amidst the global headwinds.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 — Malaysia pledges to actively participate in the International Civil Aviation Organisation's (ICAO) continuous mission of enabling a global air transport network and strategic objectives, to better prepare for a post-Covid-19 recovery of the aviation industry, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 — The recovery of air travel continues with total traffic up 76.0 per cent this March compared to March 2021, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Total demand for air travel in January 2022 jumped 82.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) but slid by 4.9 per cent as compared to December 2021, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said.

NEW DELHI, March 9 — India will resume regular international flights from March 27, two years after they were suspended in the wake of Covid-19.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 1 — Senior citizens and individuals with comorbidities are advised not to travel abroad at this time, besides avoiding crowded public areas, following the recent discovery of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

REUTERS, Nov 30 — Airlines are scrambling to limit the impact of the latest coronavirus variant on their networks, while delays in bookings are threatening an already-fragile recovery for global tourism.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — AirAsia Group Bhd expects its business to return to pre-pandemic level on many routes by mid-2021, if not earlier, given the general outlook that air travel will be bouncing back real soon.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — Air travel in Malaysia showed further signs of recovery in the first nine days of July compared to June, thanks to the relaxation in travel restrictions which continue into the second month, according to Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB).