Manila, 6 April 2022 – The airasia Super App, Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing comprehensive digital travel and lifestyle platform, has landed in the Philippines! The Philippines’ newest Super App entrant aims to bolster the country’s burgeoning e-commerce economy.
As it is the first and only one-stop-shop travel and lifestyle app in the country, the airasia Super App, a digital venture of Capital A (previously known as AirAsia Group), is expected to disrupt the local e-commerce game.
The advent of the airasia Super App adds to AirAsia Philippines’ conclusions from a research commissioned in late 2021, in which respondents expressed a need for an integrated end-to-end travel experience. Six out of ten respondents are interested in booking packages that include flights, hotels, tours, and activities, with discounted flight + hotel bundles (61 percent) and discounted food + activities bundles (61 percent) following closely behind (59 percent ). Such packages are available on the airasia Super App, which is supported by other lines of businesses in the Philippines, such as SNAP, as well as those on the way, such as airasia ride, digital meal delivery service airasia food, and digital tax-free shopping platform TravelMall.
Capital A is sure that airasia Super App would do well in the Philippines as the country prepares for its post-pandemic recovery, following the successful introduction of its Super App in Malaysia and Thailand. The airasia Super App stands out from the competition since it allows users to compare and book flights to over 3,000 destinations with over 700 airlines to select from.
Customers may book hotels, trip packages, activities, car rides, parcel deliveries, and even shop for food, clothes, and other things at lower prices in one app, in addition to flights. Since its introduction, the airasia Super App has worked with over 200,000 hotels to provide you the best rates.
The chat feature also allows app users to participate in real time and receive feedback on the airasia Super App’s products and services.
The chat feature also allows app users to participate in real time and receive feedback on the airasia Super App’s products and services.
Tony Fernandes, CEO of Capital A Berhad said: “The airasia Super App has arrived in the Philippines, and we are looking forward to serving all Filipinos with three key things – convenience, reliability and affordability. We are an everyday app, for everyone and we aim to create value for all airasia Super App users. We have grown from just an airline into a full-fledged super app today with strong products across key business verticals such as travel and delivery. With the reopening of borders across the region, we are sure that Filipinos will find the best travel deals on our super app, and enjoy other lifestyle offerings such as airasia food, airasia ride, airasia xpress and more when they travel to other countries like Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and when they’re introduced in the Philippines soon.”
In the following months, the Philippines will see the launch of airasia Super App’s ride-hailing and parcel delivery services.
Amanda Woo, CEO of airasia Super App said: “This launch today will be the beginning of something great and there will come a day where the airasia Super App will be a household name for every Filipino, as we strive to be part of your everyday lives – as we introduce more and more offerings here. We are now a complete super app, and the only super app who is able to offer products and services across both travel and delivery verticals in one place. As an OTA, we now offer flights from over 700 airlines to more than 3,000 destinations across the globe, apart from over 200,000 hotels. The SUPER+ subscription plan, which was launched last week is also something that brings value to any subscribers and we hope that more Filipinos will subscribe once more services are introduced here in the Philippines.”
Philippines is a significant market, according to Capital A. By the fourth quarter of 2022, it wants to double the number of people who use the airasia Super App in the Philippines.
At the helm of airasia Super App Philippines is Managing Director Ray Berja. Berja shares: “We at airasia firmly believe that ‘diversified offerings’ in an ‘integrated platform’ presents the future of brands – a future wherein experience is seamless from one end to the other. This is what airasia Super App is set to offer Filipinos. We have grown beyond being a travel company as we know the customer journey going to and from their travel destination is much more complex. Our answer to these complexities is a simple one-stop hub for all essentials, making life more convenient one tap at a time.”
Berja also discussed the economic activities that the airasia Super App Philippines hopes to generate in the next months. “As part of our efforts to help boost the country’s economic recovery, airasia Super App is offering a more diverse platform for businesses at any level. We want services to be available at their best value to stimulate commerce for businesses of all sizes as we all gear for recovery,” Berja shares.
With the arrival of the airasia Super App into the e-commerce business, the Philippine government sees hopeful growth and confidence.
Mon Lopez, Trade and Industry Secretary said: “With innovation, it’s all about introducing new ways of doing things, processes, products and services. Obviously, that kind of mindset is what we need with or without pandemic. What Super App is doing is definitely one step and probably many steps towards innovation.”
According to Emmanuel Caintic, Information and Communications Technology Acting Secretary: The department would like to congratulate airasia on the launching of the airasia Super App. airasia has once again proven itself to be a digital company that evolves with time and is committed in developing relevant business solutions for the people. The official launch of the airasia Super App is a remarkable milestone as it makes technology in travel, lifestyle and financial services more understandable, affordable and flexible. With this innovation like the Super App, that’s precisely what we want to encourage is that people transact online and they can be secured in transacting online, be comfortable online. That’s why we are welcoming this app right now because it is a testament to pivot to digital economy because it’s the best driver for growth.”
To celebrate this milestone, airasia Super App is offering a month-long SUPER SALE with big flight, accommodation and shopping discounts. Headlining these promos is the Fly Home to Vote Promo, with booking period 03-10 April and travel period from 03 April to 03 September. This promo is also targeted at encouraging Filipinos to practice their right to vote on 09 May.
Another promo is the The SNAP (fly + stay) promo at Amorita Resort in Bohol for only PhP 10,199 per person for 3 days and 2 nights, with booking period of 04-10 April 2022 and Travel Period from 4 April to 30 September 2022. Those ready to fly again to both international and domestic destinations will also enjoy availing promos such as a 20% OFF in all Malaysian Hotels with promo code SLAYSTAY20, bookable from 04-10 April 2022; and the airasia Super App Online Travel Agency 20% discount with promo code PHSUMER20. And lastly, if one plans to fly back home, the airasia Travel Mall has a special promo from 01-30 April. With promo code PASALUBONG50, shoppers can slash off as much as 50% off of TravelMall items – perfect for family pasalubong boxes.
Watch out for more exciting promotions as other LOBs under airasia Super App rolls out in the months to come.dig
With airasia Super App, Filipinos can now travel and shop more, for less.
