Southeast Asia's old air hubs are revving back to life

SUBANG, Malaysia/JAKARTA/BANGKOK -- Since last year, Indonesian airline TransNusa has routinely shuttled passengers between Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur two to three times each day.

But when its Airbus A320 plane touched down outside Malaysia's commercial capital on Aug. 1, it was hailed with arcing water cannons and a congratulatory banner. Flight attendants offered passengers commemorative pins.