Frequent Flyer Program (FFP) Is a loyalty program offered by many airlines. Typically‚ airline customers enrolled in the program accumulate frequent flyer miles (kilometers‚ points‚ segments) corresponding to the distance flown on that airline or its partners. There are other ways to accumulate miles. In recent years‚ more miles were awarded for using co-branded credit and debit cards than for air travel. Acquired miles can be redeemed for free air travel; for other goods or services; or for increased
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This is partly contributed by the diverse background of the executive management teams which consists of industry experts and ex-top government officials. For example‚ Shin Corp (formerly owned by the family of former Thai Prime Minister - Thaksin Shinawatra) holds a 50% stake in Thai AirAsia. This has helped AirAsia to open up and capture a sizeable market in Thailand. With their strong working relationship with Airbus‚ they managed to get big discount for aircraft purchase which is also more fuel
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World Connect Airlines Distribution Strategy November 2nd to 4th 2011 Hotel Fairmont – Raffles Singapore Program May 25th 2011 Supported by: www.apg-ga.com Held in: The Network for Airline Services Dear Airline Commercial Executives‚ We invite you to attend the 2011 APG WORLD CONNECT conference‚ as our guests‚ to be held this year in Singapore‚ November 2nd to 4th at the famous Fairmont/Raffles Hotel. This year’s gathering will be geared to you‚ our clientele‚ and
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Closed Head Injury Case Study Y.W. is a 23-year-old male student from Thailand studying electrical engineering at the university. He was ejected from a moving vehicle‚ which was traveling 70 mph. His injuries included a severe closed head injury with an occipital hematoma‚ bilateral wrist fractures‚ and a right pneumothorax. During his neurologic intensive care unit (NICU) stay‚ Y.W. was intubated and placed on mechanical ventilation‚ had a feeding tube inserted and was placed on tube feedings
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travel in Asia.AirAsia group operates scheduled domestic and international flights to over 400 destinations spanning 25 countries. Its main hub is the Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). Its affiliate airlines Thai AirAsia‚ Indonesia AirAsia‚ AirAsia Philippines and AirAsia Japan have hubs in Suvarnabhumi Airport‚ Soekarno-Hatta International Airport‚ Clark International Airport and Narita International Airport respectively. AirAsia’s registered office is in
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service was started from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur. Malayan airways ltd‚ was founded by the former British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC)‚ Ocean Steamship Co. In 1957‚ Malaya became an independent county and airline was then restructured into public limited company in 1958‚ owned by the federation of Malaya and Singapore‚ Borneo Airways‚ BOCA and Qantas. In 1963‚ the airline was renamed Malaysian Airways ltd. After two year Borneo Airways merged with MAL‚ by increasing both carrier’s
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aviation is becoming competitive with the entrance of the low cost carrier (LCC) in the market and the growth of the Middle Eastern full service carriers and even the revival in the fortunes of Asian full services such as Garuda‚ Japan Airlines and Thai Airways. Malaysian Airlines had not focused on the premium segment of the market‚ even the quality of the product has fallen. The major marketing efforts of the company were focused on tactical sales promotion instead of brand building. Even with great
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Jet Airways is the largest Indian airline based out of Mumbai‚ Maharashtra. It operates over 400 flights daily to 76 destinations worldwide. Its main hub is Mumbai‚ with secondary hubs at Delhi‚ Chennai‚ Cochin‚ Ahmedabad‚ Bengaluru and Kolkata.[1] It has an international hub at Brussels Airport‚ Belgium. Jet Airways is owned by Naresh Goyal In October 2008 Jet Airways laid off 1‚900 of its employees‚ resulting in the largest lay-off in the history of Indian aviation.[7] However the employees were
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------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Low-cost carriers: growth expectations After a decade of rapid development‚ low-cost carriers in mature markets are now having to expand their horizons‚ both demographically and by geography‚ to keep their foot on the accelerator Financial results for low-cost carriers over the past 12 months show the sector underlining its continued profitability credentials. After coming out of the 2009 meltdown relatively unscathed compared with
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AirAsia – from obscurity to international prominence WRITTEN BY RACHNA KUMARI‚ ERN LI KOH‚ ONAISEE SYED‚ & EDITED BY SEOW KIAN TAN Background In December 2001‚ 5 years after its founder DRB-Hicom failed to establish profitability as a full-service regional airline‚ AirAsia was acquired by an eager maverick Tony Fernandes who had just left his executive position in Warner Music. This proved to be the turning point for the Malaysian airline industry. With the help of Conor McCarthy‚ the
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