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AirAsia eyes Middle East

on February 16, 2012 in Middle East

AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes has revealed that the budget airline group is eying the Middle East as its next potential market.

Speaking at a press conference in Doha, Fernandes said “As a low cost carrier, we are into creating new markets. The key is to create really low fares which I think the Gulf hasn’t seen”. Fernandes was in Doha, Qatar, to mark the opening of the first Tune Hotel, an AirAsia franchise, in the Middle East.

AirAsia is also rumored to be considering flights between Doha and Kuala Lumpur.

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AirAsia Japan OK’ed by Japanese government

on February 4, 2012 in Asia

AirAsia Japan, the up-coming budget airline, has officially received its air transportation business license from the Japanese government. This is a major step in getting AirAsia Japan off the ground, and the airline hopes to launch in summer 2012.

AirAsia Japan plans to offer domestic flights from Tokyo’s Narita Airport to Sapporo, Fukuoka and Okinawa by August 2012. In October, it plans to launch international flights to Seoul-Incheon and Busan, South Korea.

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AirAsia X Increasing Kuala Lumpur – Tokyo flights

on February 1, 2012 in Asia

AirAsia X, the long-haul wing of AirAsia, will be increasing flight frequency from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Tokyo (Haneda), Japan. Starting March 23, 20120, flights will increase from 3 per week to 6 per week

Starting June 22, 2012, the number of flights will further increase to a daily service.

The increase in frequency is part of the airline’s realignment plan which will focus the core markets in Southeast Asia, Australasia, China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea.

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Thai AirAsia to end Bangkok-New Delhi flights

on January 24, 2012 in Asia

Thai AirAsia, the Thai subsidiary of AirAsia, is pulling out of the highly contested Bangkok-New Delhi route. The withdrawal will begin with a reduction to four flights a week from February 14 and full suspension from March 24, 2012.

TAA’s announcement of axing the Bangkok-New Delhi service came a week after its affiliated long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X decided to end flights from Kuala Lumpur to Gatwick airport in London and Orly in Paris.

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AirAsia X announces daily Sydney flights

on January 17, 2012 in Asia, Australia

Asian budget airline AirAsia X has officially announced it will start offering daily flights between Sydney, Austraia, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Service will start from April 1, 2012, making this the airline’s fourth fourth Australian destination after Gold Coast, Melbourne and Perth.

To celebrate this new route, fares are on sale and start from just USD $65 one-way including taxes and surcharges.

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AirAsia X terminates routes to London, Paris, India

on January 12, 2012 in Asia

AirAsia X, the long-haul division of AirAsia, has officially announced it is terminating routes from Kuala Lumpur to London, Paris, Mumbai, and New Dehli.

The airline will suspend its four weekly flights to Mumbai from January 31, daily flights to New Delhi from March 22, six weekly flights to London from March 31 and four weekly flights to Paris from March 30.

AirAsia will send all customers with bookings after the cancellation dates an email outlining their options which include a full refund, a reroute to another AirAsia X destination, or a ticket on an alternative carrier where available.

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AirAsia launches direct Bangkok – Colombo flights

on January 12, 2012 in Asia

Thai Air Asia has announced it will begin a daily direct service from Bangkok, Thailand to Colombo, Sri Lanka starting March 1, 2012. It will be the first budget airline to serve this route.

Flight FD 3880 will depart Bangkok at 06:25 and arrive in Colombo at 08:35 local time. Flight FD 3881 will depart Colombo at 09:35 and arrive in Bangkok at 14:15 local time. AirAsia will operate this route using an Airbus A320 aircraft.

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Manila’s Clark Airport to get new budget terminal

on January 5, 2012 in Asia

The Philippines government has revealed plans to build a new budget terminal this year at Clark International Airport in order to cope with demand.

According to local newspaper reports, the new budget terminal which will be located at the Clark Freeport in Pampanga will take three years to complete and will be able to handle 10 million passengers a year when it is finished.

Airlines that fly out of Clark are local carriers Cebu Pacific, Southeast Asian Airlines (SEAir) and AirPhil Express; South Korean companies’ Jin Air and Asiana Airlines, Malaysia’s AirAsia, and Singapore’s Tiger Airways.

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AirAsia Indonesia postpones IPO until 2012

on December 13, 2011 in Asia

AirAsia Indonesia, the Indonesian subsidiary of Asia’s biggest budget airline, will postpone its initial public offering (IPO) until 2012 due to the global economic slowdown.

In March 2011 the airline announced plans for a public listing in the final quarter of the year. AirAsia Indonesia hoped to raise up to $200 million and named CIMB Securities Indonesia and Credit Suisse Securities Indonesia as its joint-lead underwriters.

However, on December 12, 2011, AirAsia Indonesia’a corporate communication manager Audrey Petriny stated “”The preparation for IPO is going well, but we decided to postpone it due to inconducive global economic conditions.” She said the 2012 launch date would depend on the “progress of the global economy”.

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AirAsia’s new routes from Kuala Lumpur to Thailand, Indonesia

on December 12, 2011 in Asia

AirAsia, the leading budget airline in Southeast Asia, has announced two new routes to Thailand and Malaysia starting in 2012.

From their hub at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, AirAsia will fly to Semarang, Indonesia, once per day and to Surat Thani, Thailand, three times per week. Promotional one-way fares start from MYR79 (UDS25) including taxes. Service will commence on February 6, 2012.

Visit the official AirAsia website for more information or to make an online booking.

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