Cebu Pacific Air start services from Manila to Vietnam

Cebu Pacific Air from the Philippines has opened a new budget airline service. It will fly a daily service over to Vietnam.

The Philippine budget airline will carry passengers on four flights each week starting on April 1st, departing from Manila and arriving in Ho Chi Minh City. Then a further three flights a week from the Philippine capital to Hanoi.

The airlines will use Airbus A319, A320 and A321 planes for these proposed new routes.

This new air service will be in competition with Philippines Airlines who also offer daily flights between Manila and Ho Chi Minh City.

Virgin Russia - Mr Branson looks at possible Russian budget airline

Sir Richard Branson has anounced he has been talking with domestic Russian airlines about Virgin competing in this lucrative market.

He expects to make a statement in the next few months about whether 'Virginski airways' will take to the skies and Britians most successful entrepreneur will start a new Russian budget airline.

"We think we can maybe do it better than it is being done at the moment," he said. "There's lots of potential to take business away from the rail service."