Reports indicate that Southeast Asia will this year suffer a fall of around 4% in international arrivals compared to 2008. This was revealed by PATA’s Strategic Intelligence Centre which notes that there is every chance that the continuing spread of the Type A (H1N1) influenza virus will further undermine the confidence of business and leisure travelers and prompt drastic preventative measures by national governments and other public and private sector organizations that will also hinder cross-border traffic.
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Emirates Airline launched the first commercial Airbus A380 flights to Bangkok, Thailand, this month. The A380 ’super jumbo’ aircraft will serve the Dubai-Bangkok route on a daily basis. The new Thai route extends the Dubai-based Emirates’ A380 presence in Asia after the launch of its A380 flights to Sydney and Auckland in February this year. With an expected increase in capacity of about 30% provided by the change of aircraft, Emirates seeks equally to strengthen its support for popular transit markets. Read the rest of the article…
