The jet-set world of pre-flight retail

Going up: Travellers can be forgiven for thinking they’ve arrived at a shopping mall when at KLIA2.

Budget travel has already revolutionised the industry, but technology is bringing even more innovations.

IN this day and age where travel is a given, it’s no surprise that the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that it expects global air travel to grow significantly this year. Much of this growth will happen in South-East Asia. In Malaysia, it’s not an under­statement to say that budget travel has revolutionised the airline industry.