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AirBorneo, a Sarawak-owned airline, has announced plans to begin scheduled flights connecting East Malaysia with Peninsular Malaysia later in 2026, strengthening domestic air connectivity and laying the groundwork for future international services. The airline currently operates rural routes within Sarawak, Sabah and Labuan under the former Rural Air Services network previously managed by MASwings, and aims to expand beyond these services with larger aircraft.

Since early this year, the Sarawak government has taken over MASWings and renamed it AirBorneo. It will take a few more months for the airline to be fully operational, as according to Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg at a recent corporate dinner event, it will begin regional jet operations by July 2026.

If you plan to travel soon, we have good news for you. Recently, the AirAsia Free Seats offer is back. So, what should you know about it?

One of the major news that came out this year was back in October when MYAirline suspended its operation due to financial issues. Ever since then, the company has yet to fully settle refunds to affected customers, though a new issue has also arisen: Scammers pretending to offer compensation from the suspended airline.

Back in March 2019, Malindo Air suffered a data breach which compromised the passenger records of over 45 million of its customers. While the airline (which has since been rebranded to Batik Air following the pandemic) announced that it has successfully contained the leak in September 2019, the consequence of the cybersecurity issue was not known until today, whereby the leaked data has been spotted in an online forum known for selling personal data.

airasia ride, the e-hailing service operated by Capital A (previously known as AirAsia) launched Community Drivers on its plaform yesterday, a new feature that caters to different passenger needs. The feature kicks off with a LadiesONLY Driver community, with another four categories to be added in the near future.

As the name would suggest, the LadiesONLY Driver community gives female passengers the option to ride with lady drivers and vice versa for a more comfortable ride. Users can now book a LadiesONLY ride by selecting the ‘Ride’ option on the airasia Super App.