ANA adds to its Airbus fleet
With an optimised use of cabin space called "Cabin-Flex", the A321neo will typically seat up to 240 passengers while maintaining Airbus' standard comfort standard of at least 18-inch wide seats.
ANA adds to its Airbus fleet
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has firmed up an order for seven more A321 aircraft (four A321ceo with Sharklets and three A321neo), bringing ANA’s total order for the A320 Family to 37 aircraft. ANA Group will be the first Japanese carrier to operate three variants of the A320 Family, the A321neo, the A321ceo and the A320neo. With an optimised use of cabin space called “Cabin-Flex”, the A321neo will typically seat up to 240 passengers while maintaining Airbus’ standard comfort standard of at least 18-inch wide seats. The A321ceo will seat up to 220, and the A320neo up to 180 people.
From train to plane
Travellers in Seoul are now able to get easier access to and from Incheon airport thanks to a new subway transfer passageway in Seoul Station that opened last month. The new passageway links Incheon Airport Railroad Express, a non-stop train from Seoul Station to Incheon International Airport, to Seoul subway lines 1 and 4, according to AREX officials. The waiting rooms for Line 1 and 4 located on the first and third lower level floor of Seoul Station at the AREX now have a transfer passageway that takes passengers straight to the subway lines. The new transfer passage simplifies the process to go to major areas such as Myeong-dong, Gimpo Airport and Incheon International Airport. |– The Korea Herald/ANN
Hong Kong faces tourism slump
Hong Kong’s hotel industry is going through its toughest time in more than a decade with room rates and occupancies falling dramatically during the past month. According to hotel booking website Hotels.com, the average rate for four-star and five-star hotel in Hong Kong is about HK$1,125 (Bt4,700) and HK$2,490 (US$321), lower than 2014’s yearly average of HK$1,256 and HK$3,118. In February, the occupancy rate of the city’s hotels declined to 86 per cent, Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) statistics showed. This was five per cent lower than the corresponding period last year. The number of tourists from China, which makes up 80 per cent of all tourists in Hong Kong, slumped by 14 per cent. The number from overseas also dropped 6.6 per cent. – China Daily/ANN
Chilling in the air
Playing music or watching video while sitting on a plane are the most popular methods to ease fear of flying, according to a survey carried out by market research group GfK. For 42 per cent of those questioned, immersion in the inflight entertainment was the preferred distraction, followed by engaging in conversation with fellow passengers at 30 per cent. One in seven passengers (14 per cent) said they used sedatives made from plant extracts or arrived at the airport early to prepare for the impending trip. Around 7 per cent trust in lucky charms while 6 per cent resort to alcohol.
Jakarta bans small store alcohol sales
Jakarta’s convenience stores have gone dry now that Indonesia has imposed a partial alcohol ban. Tables, chairs and free Wi-Fi have made 7 Eleven stores in Jakarta favourite places among young people to hang out at night and have a beer or two. The shops might not be as exciting for beer-drinking groups after a ban on the sale of alcohol at about 10,000 minimarts and myriad smaller mom-and-pop shops across the country came into force on recently. -DPA
