International Business: Asia’s airlines ramp up flights, offers as tough Covid travel curbs ease – Gulf Digital News

  • Date: 14-Oct-2021
  • Source: Gulf Daily News
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International Business: Asia’s airlines ramp up flights, offers as tough Covid travel curbs ease – Gulf Digital News

Asia-Pacific airlines have lost billions of dollars this year, with jets grounded in Covid-19 transportation freezes. Now, as some of the world's strictest pandemic-related travel rules begin to ease, they're ramping up flights and ticket offers.

Asian travel agencies and carriers told Reuters they're seeing a surge in bookings and travel enquiries as countries like Malaysia and Vietnam allow domestic flights to resume from this week after months of strict lockdowns.

India is lifting a domestic capacity cap, while Singapore, Thailand and Fiji are opening without quarantine to vaccinated international travellers from select countries. read more