Archive for the ‘Airlines’ Category
Thursday, December 8th, 2016
Floods in Thailand have killed 14 people and badly affected southern holiday islands as the country heads into the December to January high season for tourism.
A low pressure system has brought heavy rain to parts of the south including the islands of Samui and Phangan in the Gulf of Thailand, ...
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Thursday, September 29th, 2016
On the 27 September at 14:45, Gunung Barujani, the little brother, of Gunung Rinjani started sending volcanic ash around 2,000 meters into the sky. The cloud drifted south causing several flight cancellations into the night of the 27 September. Rescuers in Indonesia were dispatched Wednesday to evacuate nearly 400 tourists, ...
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Monday, September 5th, 2016
Great news for divers. You will soon be able to fly direct between Papua New Guinea and Micronesia, combining 2 of the hottest dive spots in the world.
From 3 December 2016, Air Niugini is to launch twice weekly air services between Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea, and Chuuk ...
Posted in Airlines, Deals for Divers, Diving, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Scuba Diving, Symbiosis Custom Travel, Travel & Tourism, Travel and Transport, Truk | No Comments »
Friday, August 5th, 2016
Volcanic eruptions in Indonesia in recent days have forced the closure of two airports and disrupted some flights to Bali, officials said on Wednesday.
Mount Gamala on the eastern island of Ternate erupted early Wednesday after a moderate earthquake in the area, sending ash up to 600m into the air and ...
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Thursday, December 3rd, 2015
Good news for diviers to Raja Ampat....
NAM Air, a subsidiary of Sriwijaya Air, has launched a new direct flight connecting Jakarta with Sorong, West Papua (Papua Barat). The baggage limit is 20 kg. NAM Air has attractive prices and is cheaper than Xpress Air.
Flight times with NAM Air:
Saturday early morning, departure Jakarta 00:05 h - arrival Sorong 06:10 ...
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2015
Bali International and Lombok Airports are currently closed due to volcanic activity at Mt. Barujani, a smaller volcano inside the caldera of Mt. Rinjani on Lombok island. The airport closure is at the moment extended until 08:45am (Bali local time), 4th November.
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Friday, July 31st, 2015
A reminder that, on 15th of June 2015, Indonesia updated its Visa policy extending visa exemptions for 30 additional countries hoping to boost foreign tourism to Indonesia.
Nationals of 45 countries now do not need to get a visa on arrival (VoA), nor will they have to pay the visa ...
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Monday, July 13th, 2015
Bali International Airport is now open and operational though some airlines have delayed departures. Following a further eruption of Mount Raung, the airport was closed on Sunday 12 July from 11:30 am, reopening at 4 pm.
Lombok Airport has remained open since Saturday 11 July with international and domestic flights operating.
There ...
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Friday, July 10th, 2015
Bali International Airport, Lombok, Jember and Banyuwangi Airports are all currently closed due to an ash cloud rising from Mount Raung in eastern Java, which erupted approximately 150 kilometers west of Bali International Airport. We have been informed that the international airport, closed since midnight 09 July, will remain closed until ...
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Friday, August 1st, 2014
Starting from 1 November 2014, Vietnam Airlines will launch 2 new international routes from Phu Quoc airport to Singapore and Cambodia. The first route to Singapore will carry 2 flights a week and the second to Siem Reap will carry 3 flights a week.
Posted in Airlines, Cambodia, News, Travel & Tourism, Travel and Transport, Vietnam | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
SilkAir has launched flights between Singapore and Kalibo the gateway to Boracay in Philippines.
Kalibo will be SilkAir’s third destination in the Philippines after Cebu and Davao, increasing the number of destinations in SilkAir’s route network to 46 destinations in 12 countries.
Flights to Kalibo will be operated on a thrice weekly ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2014
Good news for travellers from Scotland, Qatar are launching flights to Doha from Edinburgh using the new Boeing Dreamliner, starting on 28 May this year. With connections from there to numerous destinations in Asia, this should noticeably shorten travel times to this part of the world.
Flying direct to and from ...
Posted in Airlines, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, News, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Travel & Tourism, Travel and Transport, Vietnam | No Comments »
Friday, November 15th, 2013
Great news for sporty travellers - especially scuba divers and anyone joining one of our mountain bike rides; passengers on all SilkAir and Singapore Airlines flights will enjoy more free checked-in baggage allowance from today, 15 November 2013.
Checked-in baggage allowances will increase by 10kg for Business and Economy class travel. ...
Posted in Airlines, Cycling, mountain biking, News, Scuba Diving, Southeast Asia, Symbiosis Custom Travel, Travel and Transport | No Comments »
Monday, September 9th, 2013
A Thai Airways Airbus A330-300, performing flight TG679 from Guangzhou (China) to Bangkok (Thailand) with 287 passengers and 14 crew, landed on Bangkok's runway at about 23:30 hrs but veered right off the runway and came to a stop with all gear on soft ground. The aircraft was evacuated via ...
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Friday, August 2nd, 2013
Silk Air, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, has launched its first flight to Makassar, the provincial capital of South Sulawesi.
Flights are to be 3 times per week - Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays, departing Chiangi airport at just after 8am, arriving Makassar at 1115. The return flight departs at ...
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