KOTA KINABALU: The Transport Ministry has approved three new air routes to connect Kota Kinabalu, Kuching and Miri with Singapore on budget airline AirAsia. The three direct flight routes are expected to start before the year-end.

By Sharen Kaur GAMING and power group Genting Bhd aims to extract higher value from the sale of its power assets and is in no hurry to dispose them, said a top official.

IN A twist of events, staff of the country's two major airlines, Malaysia Airlines (MAS)and AirAsia, are at loggerheads over the latter's request for more flights on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore route to compete on a level playing field.

By Marc Lourdes BUDGET airline Firefly is looking to expand its network by opening a new route connecting Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Terengganu and Johor Baru. The airline has purchased a third aircraft, a Fokker 50, to service the new route, which is scheduled to begin operations on December 18.

By Anna Maria Samsudin KUALA LUMPUR: Air travel used to be a luxurious mode of transportation enjoyed only by a privileged few - until budget airline AirAsia came into the local aviation scene around six years ago.