A million Firefly seats from as low as RM9

PETALING JAYA: Firefly is having its Mega Sales Campaign with fares as low as RM9.

The airline is offering a million seats to travellers for the travel period between Aug 6 this year and Oct 27 next year.

“This is the first time we are offering a mega sale of this nature and for such a long travel period,” said Firefly marketing and communications head Angelina Fernandez.

The offer is applicable to the airline’s entire network and soon-to-commence new routes, including from Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan and from Johor Baru to Surabaya.

Fernandez said the fares were as low as RM9 one-way, all-in.

“Our jet operations that began early this year have increased our seat capacity by almost 50%.

“As a result, we are now able to offer a million seats,” she said in a statement yesterday.

“We may be low in fares but high in service.

“We offer aerobridge facilities for our jet customers’ safety and convenience and also have our highly fuel efficient ATR 72-500 aircrafts fly from city airports.”

The booking period for the campaign is between next Monday and Tuesday.

AirAsia 10th Anniversary 10-Sen Mega Sale

Mr. 0 is not coming back this May. AirAsia no longer offers free seats this year. Instead, AirAsia will offer some 10 cent seats this time. If you’ve been waiting for AirAsia free seats, this is the best deal you can get for spring 2012.

AirAsia X also have some long-distance flights on sale.

The booking period is from 1200hrs (GMT +8) on Monday, 23 May until 2359hrs (GMT +8) on Sunday, 29 May 2011 for travel between 6 February and 20 June 2012.

All domestic flights in Malaysia have 10-cent seats, the all-in-fare would be RM 6.1 or THB 70.

The international destinations offered in this Big Sale include Mumbai, Tokyo (Haneda), Jakarta, Medan, Bangkok, Phuket, Colombo, Bali, Gold Coast and Singapore. The all-in-fare is RM 25.1 or THB 280.

Kathleen Tan, Regional Head of Commercial, AirAsia said, “We know that our Big Sale is a highly anticipated event by all our guests! The pricing of 10 sen fare signifies our 10th anniversary later this year and a treat to our loyal guests as there’s no fuel surcharges for the routes mentioned above. This low fare will definitely whet their appetite for travelling, excite the market and at the same time benefit all the consumers out there. We have always believed in empowering more people to fly with us and so that they can take this opportunity to explore more destinations throughout our AirAsia network. Apart from great savings on flights, guests can also save up to 30% when they purchase their food, check-in baggage, seat selection and other add-ons online as well.”

Thai AirAsia also have some THB 10 seats to offer, international destinations include Yangon, Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh City.

Booking Period : 23(12PM, GMT+8) May 2011 ~29 May 2011 

Travel Period : 06 Feb 2012 ~20 June 2012

Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (LCC Terminal), Kuala Lumpur to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Langkawi RM 6.10
Kota Bharu RM 6.10
Alor Setar RM 6.10
Kota Kinabalu RM 6.10
Penang RM 6.10
Kuching RM 6.10
Kuala Terengganu RM 6.10
Johor Bahru RM 6.10
Sandakan RM 6.10
Sibu RM 6.10
Labuan RM 6.10
Miri RM 6.10
Tawau RM 6.10
Bintulu RM 6.10
International All-in-fare from
Bangladesh
Dhaka RM 125.00
Brunei
Brunei RM 55.00
Cambodia
Phnom Penh RM 85.00
Siem Reap RM 95.00
China
Guangzhou RM 155.00
Guilin RM 155.00
Shenzhen RM 155.00
Hong Kong
Hong Kong RM 155.00
India
Bangalore RM 155.00
Tiruchirappalli RM 155.00
Chennai RM 155.00
Kolkata RM 155.00
Kochi RM 155.00
Indonesia
Medan RM 25.10
Banda Aceh RM 45.00
Bandung RM 45.00
Padang RM 45.00
Palembang RM 45.00
Pekanbaru RM 45.00
Jakarta RM 25.10
Balikpapan RM 55.00
Surabaya RM 55.00
Yogyakarta RM 55.00
Solo RM 55.00
Bali RM 95.00
Makassar RM 105.00
Laos
Vientiane RM 95.00
Macau
Macau RM 105.00
Myanmar
Yangon RM 95.00
Philippines
Clark (Manila) RM 75.00
Singapore
Singapore RM 25.10
Sri Lanka
Colombo RM 155.00
Thailand
Phuket RM 25.10
Hat Yai RM 45.00
Krabi RM 45.00
Bangkok RM 25.10
Chiang Mai RM 145.00
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City RM 45.00
Hanoi RM 105.00
Operated By AirAsia X Economy seats Premium seats
Perth RM 200.00 RM 1319.00
Gold Coast RM 250.00 RM 1969.00
Melbourne RM 250.00 RM 1969.00
Hangzhou (Shanghai) RM 200.00 RM 939.00
Chengdu RM 200.00 RM 849.00
Tianjin RM 200.00 RM 1049.00
Paris RM 550.00 RM 2089.00
Mumbai RM 200.00 RM 799.00
New Delhi RM 200.00 RM 799.00
Tehran RM 550.00 RM 1599.00
Tokyo RM 200.00 RM 1569.00
Christchurch RM 250.00 RM 2099.00
Seoul RM 250.00 RM 1549.00
Taipei RM 200.00 RM 779.00
London RM 550.00 RM 3389.00
Fly from Kota Kinabalu International Airport (T2), Kota Kinabalu to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Kuching RM 6.10
Johor Bahru RM 6.10
Kuala Lumpur RM 6.10
Sandakan RM 6.10
Tawau RM 6.10
Miri RM 6.10
Penang RM 6.10
International All-in-fare from
China
Shenzhen RM 155.00
Hong Kong
Hong Kong RM 155.00
Indonesia
Jakarta RM 95.00
Philippines
Clark (Manila) RM 35.00
Singapore
Singapore RM 55.00
Taiwan
Taipei RM 155.00
Fly from Kuching International Airport, Main Terminal, Kuching to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Kota Kinabalu RM 9.10
Johor Bahru RM 9.10
Bintulu RM 9.10
Sibu RM 9.10
Kuala Lumpur RM 9.10
Miri RM 9.10
Penang RM 6.10
International All-in-fare from
Singapore
Singapore RM 71.00
Fly from Penang International Airport, Penang to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Johor Bahru RM 9.10
Kuala Lumpur RM 9.10
Langkawi RM 9.10
Kota Kinabalu RM 9.10
Kuching RM 9.10
International All-in-fare from
Hong Kong
Hong Kong RM 181.00
Indonesia
Medan RM 46.00
Jakarta RM 121.00
Surabaya RM 121.00
Singapore
Singapore RM 71.00
Thailand
Bangkok RM 111.00
Fly from Senai International Airport, Johor Bahru to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Penang RM 9.10
Kuala Lumpur RM 9.10
Kota Kinabalu RM 9.10
Kuching RM 9.10
Sibu RM 9.10
Miri RM 9.10
Fly from Sultan Abdul Halim Airport, Alor Setar to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Kuala Lumpur RM 9.10
Fly from Bintulu Airport, Bintulu to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Kuching RM 9.10
Kuala Lumpur RM 9.10
Fly from Sultan Ismail Petra Airport, Kota Bharu to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Kuala Lumpur RM 9.10
Fly from Sultan Mahmud Airport, Kuala Terengganu to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Kuala Lumpur RM 9.10
Fly from Labuan Airport, Labuan to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Kuala Lumpur RM 9.10
Fly from Langkawi International Airport, Langkawi to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Kuala Lumpur RM 9.10
Penang RM 9.10
International All-in-fare from
Singapore
Singapore RM 71.00
Fly from Miri Airport, Miri to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Kota Kinabalu RM 9.10
Kuching RM 9.10
Johor Bahru RM 9.10
Kuala Lumpur RM 9.10
International All-in-fare from
Singapore
Singapore RM 56.00
Fly from Sandakan Airport, Sandakan to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Kuala Lumpur RM 9.10
Kota Kinabalu RM 9.10
Fly from Sibu Airport, Sibu to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Kuching RM 9.10
Kuala Lumpur RM 9.10
Johor Bahru RM 9.10
Fly from Tawau Airport, Tawau to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Kota Kinabalu RM 9.10
Kuala Lumpur RM 9.10
Fly from Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Bangkok to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Ubon Ratchathani THB 118
Nakhon Si Thammarat THB 118
Udon Thani THB 118
Phuket THB 118
Narathiwat THB 118
Hat Yai THB 214
Krabi THB 214
Surat Thani THB 214
Chiang Mai THB 214
Chiang Rai THB 214
International All-in-fare from
Cambodia
Phnom Penh RM 86.00
China
Shenzhen RM 158.00
Guangzhou RM 158.00
Hong Kong
Hong Kong RM 201.00
India
Kolkata RM 169.00
New Delhi RM 211.00
Indonesia
Medan RM 148.00
Bali RM 158.00
Surabaya RM 211.00
Jakarta RM 211.00
Macau
Macau RM 148.00
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 96.00
Penang RM 137.00
Myanmar
Yangon RM 86.00
Singapore
Singapore RM 148.00
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City RM 86.00
Hanoi RM 148.00
Fly from Soekarno Hatta International Airport, Jakarta to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Yogyakarta RM 8.00
Bali RM 40.00
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 40.00
Kota Kinabalu RM 80.00
Penang RM 80.00
Singapore
Singapore RM 20.00
Thailand
Phuket RM 80.00
Bangkok RM 120.00
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City RM 100.00
Fly from Changi Airport (Terminal 1), Singapore to:
International All-in-fare from
Indonesia
Jakarta RM 115.00
Bandung RM 133.00
Bali RM 140.00
Yogyakarta RM 140.00
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 91.00
Penang RM 115.00
Langkawi RM 115.00
Kuching RM 115.00
Kota Kinabalu RM 128.00
Miri RM 128.00
Thailand
Phuket RM 115.00
Chiang Mai RM 128.00
Bangkok RM 153.00
Fly from Phuket International Airport, Phuket to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Udon Thani THB 118
Ubon Ratchathani THB 118
Bangkok THB 118
Chiang Mai THB 214
International All-in-fare from
Hong Kong
Hong Kong RM 201.00
Indonesia
Jakarta RM 148.00
Bali RM 158.00
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 86.00
Singapore
Singapore RM 95.00
Fly from Denpasar Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Bandung RM 40.00
Jakarta RM 40.00
International All-in-fare from
Australia
Perth RM 160.00
Darwin RM 160.00
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 80.00
Singapore
Singapore RM 60.00
Thailand
Bangkok RM 100.00
Phuket RM 100.00
Fly from Husein Sastranegara Airport, Bandung to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Bali RM 40.00
Medan RM 60.00
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 20.00
Singapore
Singapore RM 40.00
Fly from Juanda International Airport, Surabaya  to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Medan RM 60.00
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 40.00
Penang RM 80.00
Thailand
Bangkok RM 120.00
Fly from Hat Yai International Airport, Hat Yai to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Bangkok THB 214
Chiang Mai THB 214
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 95.00
Fly from Bengaluru International Airport, Bangalore to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 269.00
Fly from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai to:
International All-in-fare from
Operated By AirAsia X Economy seats Premium seats
Kuala Lumpur RM 363.00 RM 939.00
Fly from Sepinggan Airport , Balikpapan to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 40.00
Fly from Sultan Iskandarmuda Airport, Banda Aceh to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 20.00
Fly from Brunei International Airport, Brunei to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 58.00
Fly from Baiyun International Airport, Guangzhou to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 237.00
Thailand
Bangkok RM 186.00
Fly from Netaji Subhash Chandara Bose International Airport, Kolkata to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 203.00
Thailand
Bangkok RM 203.00
Fly from Chiang Rai Airport, Chiang Rai to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Bangkok THB 214
Fly from Christchurch International Airport, Christchurch to:
International All-in-fare from
Operated By AirAsia X Economy seats Premium seats
Kuala Lumpur RM 492.00 RM 2457.00
Fly from Bandaranayake International Airport, Colombo to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 211.00
Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport, Chiang Mai to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Hat Yai THB 214
Bangkok THB 214
Phuket THB 214
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 201.00
Singapore
Singapore RM 106.00
Fly from Cochin International Airport, Kochi to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 203.00
Fly from Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, Clark (Manila) to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kota Kinabalu RM 15.00
Kuala Lumpur RM 60.00
Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Chengdu to:
International All-in-fare from
Operated By AirAsia X Economy seats Premium seats
Kuala Lumpur RM 245.00 RM 912.00
Fly from Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport, Dhaka to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 237.00
Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport, Terminal 3, New Delhi to:
International All-in-fare from
Thailand
Bangkok RM 290.00
Operated By AirAsia X Economy seats Premium seats
Kuala Lumpur RM 363.00 RM 974.00
Fly from Darwin International Airport, Darwin to:
International All-in-fare from
Indonesia
Bali RM 332.00
Fly from Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 165.00
Thailand
Bangkok RM 150.00
Fly from Hangzhou (Xiaoshan International Airport), Hangzhou (Shanghai) to:
International All-in-fare from
Operated By AirAsia X Economy seats Premium seats
Kuala Lumpur RM 293.00 RM 1029.00
Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (T2), Hong Kong to:
International All-in-fare from
Indonesia
Medan RM 204.00
Malaysia
Penang RM 204.00
Kuala Lumpur RM 204.00
Kota Kinabalu RM 245.00
Thailand
Bangkok RM 192.00
Phuket RM 233.00
Fly from Tokyo Haneda International Airport, Tokyo to:
International All-in-fare from
Operated By AirAsia X Economy seats Premium seats
Kuala Lumpur RM 649.00 RM 2021.00
Fly from Incheon International Airport, Seoul to:
International All-in-fare from
Operated By AirAsia X Economy seats Premium seats
Kuala Lumpur RM 345.00 RM 1909.00
Fly from Imam Khomeini International Airport, Tehran to:
International All-in-fare from
Operated By AirAsia X Economy seats Premium seats
Kuala Lumpur RM 599.00 RM 1751.00
Fly from Adi Sucipto Airport, Yogyakarta to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Jakarta RM 8.00
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 40.00
Singapore
Singapore RM 60.00
Fly from Krabi International Airport, Krabi to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Bangkok RM 17.00
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 64.00
Fly from Liangjiang International Airport, Guilin to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 203.00
Fly from Chennai International Airport, Chennai to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 203.00
Fly from Melbourne Airport, Melbourne to:
International All-in-fare from
Taiwan
Taipei RM 993.00
Operated By AirAsia X Economy seats Premium seats
Kuala Lumpur RM 664.00 RM 2690.00
Fly from Polonia International Airport, Medan to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Bandung RM 60.00
Surabaya RM 60.00
International All-in-fare from
Hong Kong
Hong Kong RM 120.00
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 20.00
Penang RM 20.00
Thailand
Bangkok RM 60.00
Fly from Macau International Airport, Macau to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 131.00
Thailand
Bangkok RM 118.00
Fly from Narathiwat Airport, Narathiwat to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Bangkok RM 7.00
Fly from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport, Nakhon Si Thammarat to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Bangkok RM 7.00
Fly from Coolangatta Airport, Gold Coast to:
International All-in-fare from
Operated By AirAsia X Economy seats Premium seats
Kuala Lumpur RM 664.00 RM 2673.00
Fly from Paris-Orly South Terminal, Paris to:
International All-in-fare from
Operated By AirAsia X Economy seats Premium seats
Kuala Lumpur RM 877.00 RM 2648.00
Fly from Minangkabau International Airport, Padang to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 20.00
Fly from Perth International Airport, Perth to:
International All-in-fare from
Indonesia
Bali RM 415.00
Operated By AirAsia X Economy seats Premium seats
Kuala Lumpur RM 498.00 RM 1919.00
Fly from Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport, Pekanbaru to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 20.00
Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport, Palembang to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 20.00
Fly from Phnom Penh International Airport, Phnom Penh to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 165.00
Thailand
Bangkok RM 105.00
Fly from Siem Reap International Airport, Siem Reap to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 180.00
Fly from Yangon International Airport, Yangon to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 90.00
Thailand
Bangkok RM 45.00
Fly from Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City to:
International All-in-fare from
Indonesia
Jakarta RM 165.00
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 105.00
Thailand
Bangkok RM 90.00
Fly from Adi Sumarmo International Airport, Solo to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 40.00
Fly from London Stansted Airport, London to:
International All-in-fare from
Operated By AirAsia X Economy seats Premium seats
Kuala Lumpur RM 1011.00 RM 4697.00
Fly from Bao’an International Airport (International Terminal), Shenzhen to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 203.00
Kota Kinabalu RM 251.00
Thailand
Bangkok RM 154.00
Fly from Taoyuan International Airport, Taipei to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kota Kinabalu RM 195.00
Operated By AirAsia X Economy seats Premium seats
Kuala Lumpur RM 261.00 RM 867.00
Fly from Tiruchirappalli Civil Airport, Tiruchirappalli to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 218.00
Fly from Binhai International Airport, Tianjin to:
International All-in-fare from
Operated By AirAsia X Economy seats Premium seats
Kuala Lumpur RM 293.00 RM 1179.00
Fly from Ubon Ratchathani Airport, Ubon Ratchathani to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Bangkok RM 7.00
Phuket RM 7.00
Fly from Hasanuddin International Airport, Makassar to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 100.00
Fly from Surat Thani Airport, Surat Thani  to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Bangkok RM 17.00
Fly from Udon Thani International Airport, Udon Thani to:
Domestic All-in-fare from
Bangkok RM 7.00
Phuket RM 7.00
Fly from Wattay International Airport, Vientiane to:
International All-in-fare from
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur RM 120.00

民調:半數華裔加拿大人 因疫情遭種族歧視

(2020.6.22)根據今天公布的民調顯示,半數華裔加拿大人表示,在2019冠狀病毒疾病疫情爆發後,曾遭受與種族有關的辱罵和其他歧視性行為。

雷德民意測驗機構(Angus Reid Institute)在聲明中表示,對華裔的攻擊、威脅、針對性塗鴉,在2019冠狀病毒疾病疫情爆發後,成為了「影子疫情」。

雷德民意測驗機構表示,這讓很多人感到沮喪,認為他們的同胞不視他們為「正港加拿大人」。

61%的人表示,他們改變了日常作息,以避免摩擦和騷擾;超過一半的人,擔心他們的孩子重返校園後,會因為疫情而被霸凌。

這項對516名華裔加拿大人所做的調查,發現有半數的人在最近幾個月曾被取笑或辱罵。

43%的人還說,他們曾被威脅或恐嚇。

30%的人也表示,他們經常遭受針對性塗鴉、社群媒體留言的攻擊,或讓他們覺得自己對其他人的健康和安全構成威脅。

加拿大華裔人口超過170萬人,占總人口約5%。

這項與亞伯達大學(University of Alberta)合作的線上民調是在6月15日到18日之間進行,44%受訪者在加拿大出生,22%是從香港或中國内地移民加拿大。

加拿大自3月中爆發疫情以來,累計確診總數超過10萬例,當中包括染疫身故近8500人。

根據華盛頓郵報(The Washington Post)報導,加拿大深受鄰國美國的媒體報導和社會趨勢影響,像是美國的亞裔美籍醫療工作者通報遭到種族歧視的案件攀升。

美國總統川普(Donald Trump)將疫情危機歸咎於中國,在很長一段時間說是「中國病毒」(Chinese virus),甚至在20日的造勢大會上不斷重複這個名詞,當天還把這波疫情說是「功夫流感」(Kung-Flu)。