AirAsia Group Bhd CEO Tony Fernandes labelled Australia a hermit kingdom”, saying it will be very painful for European and American travellers to come to Asia. - Bloomberg
SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): Fresh lockdowns and restrictions in Asia brought on by the faster-spreading Delta coronavirus variant are making the region’s pursuit of travel bubbles look like an increasingly fruitless endeavour.
Air-travel bubbles, corridors that allow movement between countries without the need for quarantine, have largely been a letdown as nations pull up the drawbridge again to contain outbreaks.
A travel link between Singapore and Hong Kong, first mooted last year, has never actually gotten underway. Meanwhile, talks between Australia and Singapore are still ongoing while an arrangement between Australia and New Zealand has been stop-start at best.
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 (Reuters) - Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), parent of national carrier Malaysia Airlines, said on Tuesday it would take delivery of Boeing 737 MAX jets from 2024, though the airline group plans to retire its Airbus A380 fleet in the coming months.
The company has agreed with Boeing to take delivery of its orders from 2024, over a course of three to four years, Group Chief Executive Captain Izham Ismail said in a virtual press briefing.
“We’re committed to take the MAX’s delivery in 2024, but we are also exploring the possibility of taking it earlier,” Izham said, adding that he hopes issues regarding the 737 MAX would be resolved by then and consumer confidence gets restored soon.