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AirAsia Awarded Brand of the Year in Airline Category LONDON, October 28, 2014  – The 2014 World Branding Awards gave special recognition to Tony Fernandes, AirAsia Group CEO, naming him “Brand Builder of the Year” for his outstanding work in building the low cost airline brand. AirAsia was also named “Brand of the Year” in the airline category. The airline was the only regional winner, having scored the highest for a low cost airline in Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand. 68 brands from 25 countries were honoured at a glittering awards ceremony at the prestigious One Whitehall Place in London. Global winners include Apple, Coca-Cola, Del Monte, Heinz, HSBC, Louis Vuitton, McDonald’s, Samsung, Sony PlayStation and VISA.

AirAsia Zest expands Cebu hub, re-connects Cebuanos to Mindanao P1 promo fares up for grabs now for Cebu-Davao and Cebu-Cagayan de Oro via www.airasia.com Cebu City, 23rdOctober 2014 – AirAsia Zest the Filipino Low Cost Carrier that flies hand in hand ith AirAsia voted the World‘s Best Low Cost Carrier for six straight years by Skytrax World Airline  awards from 2009 to 2014 today launched its newest destinations from Mactan Cebu International  airport to Davao and Cagayan de Oro, two key cities in Mindanao.  In conjunction with the reintroduction of these routes, AirAsia Zest is offering promotional seats with all-in-fares from as low as P353.92, one-way. Booking period is now until 2 November 2014, for travel period from 12 December 2014 to 24 October 2015. Booking is available online at www.airasia.com.  Booking is also available on AirAsia‟s mobile apps through iPhone, Android devices, Blackberry10 platform and the Windows Platform. Search Air...

MANILA, May 20, 2014 – AirAsia Zest’s Board of Directors have appointed Joy Cañeb a as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Joy who has been the airline’s Chief Operating Officer and Accountable Manager as well as a member of the board of directors since October 2013, assumed her new role in 1st April 2014. A lawyer by profession with vast experience in corporate legal matters, Joy was instrumental in establishing Philippines AirAsia’s presence and operations in Clark International Airport in 2011. She was also instrumental in Philippines AirAsia’s acquisition of Zest Airways Inc. via strategic alliance in 2013, a partnership that paved the way for both airlines to operate on a much larger scale to/from Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the Philippines’ major international gateway. Armed with a unique combination of legal training, expertise and exposure to the Philippines corporate environment, Joy led the Philippine team along the complex and challenging regulato...

CORPORATE PROFILE AirAsia Philippines (AAP) and Zest Air signed a strategic  alliance in March 2013 allowing AAP to invest in the Zest Air Group by acquiring 49% of Zest Air, an investment which aligns with AirAsia Group’s business strategy.  AirAsia is the leading and largest low-cost carrier in Asia, services the most extensive network with 88 destinations. Within 12 years of operations, AirAsia has carried over 250 million guests and grown its fleet from just two aircraft to over 160. The airline today is proud to be a truly Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) airline with established operations based in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and extending to as far as India and Japan, servicing a network stretching across all Asean countries as well as China and Australia covering over 88 destinations! AirAsia was named the World’s Best Low Cost Airline in the annual World Airline Survey by Skytrax for six consecutive years from 2009 – ...

I missed the Waterfalling Adventure Tour 2.0 last year. I was in Cebu City, working my butt. Seeing their pictures streaming online, seriously frustrates me. "I can't be an office worker forever", I uttered. Hehehe This time with Waterfalling Adventure Tour 3.0, from planning to execution, I wanted to be there. But since because of a prior committment with family reunions, I couldn't be in all the legs of the tour. My sister Nique, wanted to join Limunsudan leg which is scheduled on day 2 of the tour, our schedules however, will not permit it. So we decided to join the day 3 itinerary instead. The waterfalling adventure tour this year was scheduled May, instead of the usually September trip. Why? because September is a hectic month for Iligan. The whole month celebration of the City Fiesta, makes it a bit difficult for us to get sponsorship committments, the city is so crowded and in between coverage of the city events, makes the schedule jampacked. ...