Tourism Malaysia has welcomed the reinstatement of Air India's direct flight from 15th September, connecting New Delhi to Kuala Lumpur. In addition to existing flights by Malaysia Airlines, Air Asia, and Batik Air, these new daily flights will enhance air connectivity between India and Malaysia, boost tourist convenience and foster closer relations between the two nations. "We are excited to have Air India back in Kuala Lumpur after a 16-year hiatus. This new route provides travellers from Northern and Eastern India with greater choice and seamless travel options to explore Malaysia's diverse attractions. Now you can travel to Malaysia from 17 cities by various airlines from India," stated Datuk Manoharan Periasamy, Director General of Tourism Malaysia. "Building upon the r...
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GlobalData reveals top 10 Asian airline companies on social media in 2022 The global airline industry’s path to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is being hampered by staff shortages and other macro factors such as the Russia-Ukraine war, and the looming global recession. Against this backdrop, the Social Media Analytics Platform of GlobalData has tracked the top 10 Asian airlines based on the volume of social media conversations of Twitter influencers and Redditors. GlobalData’s latest report, “Top 10 Most Mentioned Asian Airlines on Social Media: 2022,” reveals a 38% surge in social media discussions in 2022. Air India Ltd (Air India) emerged as the most mentioned Asian airline with 22% share of voice. The remaining nine positions are occupied by Qantas Airways Ltd, Qatar...
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GlobalData : H2 2021 Global airline companies are dodged by the COVID-19 travel restrictions while new variants are playing a key role in hindering the recovery of the companies, despite the re-opening of international borders. Against this backdrop, American Airlines, Inc. (American Airlines) has emerged as the most mentioned airline company among the top 10 airline companies based on social media conversations of Twitter influencers and Redditors in H2 2021, finds GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s latest report, ‘Top 10 Airlines: Social Media Share of Voice H2 2021’, which analyzed the social media conversations around the leading airlines, reveals that the remaining top nine positions were occupied by Delta Airlines, Inc (Delta), Southwest Airline...
Read MoreGlobalData reveals India registered the second highest influencer mentions American Airlines dethroned British Airways to emerge as the most mentioned airline operator among influencer conversations on Twitter during the second quarter (Q2) of 2021. Among the countries, the US registered the highest mentions, followed by India, the UK, Canada and France during Q2 2021, reveals GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Reportedly, in Q4 2020, GlobalData’s Airlines Influencer Platform found British Airways as the most mentioned airline operator among influencer conversations on Twitter with the UK registering highest mentions when the airline operator announced to test all passengers for COVID-19 in response to the new strain of the virus. Smitarani Tripathy, Influencer...
Read MoreThe global aviation industry has been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. After relaxation on air travel, several airline operators are taking various measures to mitigate the losses and meet the travel demand ahead of the holiday season. This has led to a staggering 100% year-on-year rise in influencer conversations on Airlines Influencer dashboard during Q4 2020. Against this backdrop, British Airways emerged as the most mentioned airline operator in the UK among influencer conversations on Twitter during the period, reveals GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The UK registered highest number of influencer conversations on Twitter related to aviation industry, followed by the US, Australia, India and Canada. American Airlines was the top operator in the US among infl...
Read MoreDays after Hong Kong banned Air India flights from landing on its airport, Poland has also put India in the black list for air service because of its rising COVID-19 numbers. Currently, there were no flights operating between Poland and India. In a decision on Friday, the government of Poland announced restoration of air service with Russia, as well as few other countries, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a decree, partially published by the Polish Press Agency, besides Russia, China, Gabon, Singapore, Serbia, and Sao Tome and Principe will also be removed from the black list, the report says, Warsaw Airport At the same time, Poland extends the black list of countries with suspended air service; the number of states in the list grows from 44 to 63. A...
Read MoreAir India has announced that it will stop flights to at least 5 European destinations due to of a drop in passenger demand for these destinations. The national carrier is citing that these routes are no longer financially viable because of the effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. On the chopping block are the cities of Madrid, Milan, Copenhagen, Vienna, and Stockholm with immediate effect. In an internal statement made by the Commercial Division of Air India, it reads: “In view of the COVID situation, it has been approved by competent authority to close down following stations and become offline.” The move will effectively cease the airline's operations to these destinations as and when normal international flight services commence. As per an internal communication betw...
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