The number of users booking travels to Australia and New Zealand on Fliggy increased by more than 50% in the last year.
By 2035, planes with in-flight Wi-Fi will be in operation all over the world, creating a new market worth $130 billion and bringing additional revenue of $30 billion to airlines.
China Eastern Airlines and Qantas are existing partners having entered into a joint venture in 2015. They currently codeshare on each other's flights.
AirAsia will focus more on the layout of the airline e-commerce, while Expedia will further deepen the Asian tourism market after the transaction.
Framing the conversation around loyalty, the quality of the connection comes to the fore. Inmarsat found that 54% of passengers agreed that no wifi connection is better than a bad (poor quality) one.
Low-cost carriers’ daily aircraft utilization rate averages 11-12 hours, which is 20% higher than legacy airlines and highlights the level of demand.
No final agreement has been reached, and there's no certainty the negotiations will lead to a deal, it's understood.
Visit Britain showed that the number of Chinese visitors coming to the UK jumped 29% in 2017 compared to 2016, reaching a record 337,000 visitors.
