Friday, July 15, 2011

SIA says sorry for website glitches

SIA says sorry for website glitches

The chief executive of Singapore Airlines (SIA), Mr Goh Choon Phong, has issued a personal apology to the carrier's customers for technical glitches on its revamped website.

In his apology, posted on SIA's website yesterday, Mr Goh said he is "truly sorry that the new website (has) caused much aggravation for many of our customers". He also pledged to win back the customers' confidence.

SIA launched the new website on May 22 to provide a better customer experience.

However, those who used it had problems with commercial and redemption bookings, payments, online check-in and membership login, among other things, said an SIA spokesman.

Two customers my paper spoke to said they encountered problems when they tried to change the dates for flights they had booked earlier.

Undergraduate Kua Zhen Yang, 21, tried to make payment for the change six times without success. In the end, he had to call the airline's hotline.

"The (hotline staff member) didn't sound at all surprised to hear about my problem and he said I was not the only one with this problem," he said.

Another undergraduate, Mr Joshua Koh, 21, who faced the same problem with an Australia-Singapore flight he booked last month, said: "The level of service is unacceptable for a reputable company like SIA."

~News courtesy of Omy~

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

捷星亚洲9月9日 开通飞往宁波新航线

捷星亚洲9月9日 开通飞往宁波新航线

看好中国大陆航空市场,捷星亚洲将在9月9日开通新加坡—宁波新航线,每周三班,10月后增至四班。

这是捷星继海口、汕头、桂林及杭州之后,在中国大陆开设的第五个航点。总裁庄碧莲昨天在上海受访时指出,不像美国市场那么饱和,中国大陆廉价航空市场空间很大,捷星正在洽谈更多沿海城市的航线。

有研究报告指出,中国内陆航空市场中,有70%或约780条航线适合廉价航空运营。展望今后五年,中投顾问公司的报告指出,在国际廉价航空业者瞄准市场的同时,中国民营企业也在摩拳擦掌,包括奥凯、鹰联、春秋三大民营航空公司,会给未来的航空业市场带来很大变化。

国际航空运输协会(IATA)预测,中国正处于航空旅游迅速发展的时期,廉价航空在目前所占的市场份额还不足3%,而欧美等成熟市场的份额是50%左右。

《联合早报》

Friday, July 1, 2011

中国京沪高铁30日正式运营

中国京沪高铁30日正式运营 沿线城市欲借机提速经济

中新网报道,备受关注的京沪高铁将于6月30日15时正式开通运营。作为中国成立以来一次建设里程最长、投资最大、标准最高的高速铁路,京沪高铁贯通“三市四省”,串起京沪“经济走廊”。京沪高铁的开通,不仅乘客可以享受到便捷与实惠,沿线城市也需面对高铁带来的机遇和挑战。

根据报道,目前,一些楼盘争打“高铁牌”, 部分沿线城市的房价已经开始上涨。据《齐鲁晚报》报道,济南西站周边区域的房价更是以“高铁速度”飞涨。济南西站附近的一个楼盘,2006年一期房源销价在人民币3000元/平方米左右。二期房源预计在9月底10月初开盘,预计开盘价8000元左右。

京沪高铁于2008年4月开工,总长度1318公里,总投资约2209亿元,全线纵贯北京、天津、上海三大直辖市和河北、山东、安徽、江苏四省。它的建成将使北京和上海之间的往来时间缩短到5小时以内。

京沪高铁共设24个车站,除了京津沪共设4个站点外,河北设2个站点,安徽设4个站点,山东设6个站点,江苏设8个站点。京沪高铁开通后,两个速度等级的列车共有三种运行模式:京沪一站直达、省城之间直达和沿线车站交错停车,这也意味着京沪高铁并非“站站停”,将根据运行模式停靠不同车站。

沪高铁票价已经出炉,最低人民币410元,最高1750元。除了价格优势外,京沪高铁首先实现网上购票,乘客可登陆中国铁路客户服务中心网站(www.12306.cn)购买车票。

~以上新闻转载自OMY~