AirAsia X has launched 4 direct flights per week between the Low Cost Carrier Terminal in Kuala Lumpur and Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.

To celebrate the launch, AirAsia is offering an promotional fares from RM 0.08 for travelers from Mumbai – Kuala Lumpur. An Airbus A330 aircraft is being deployed on the new route.

Mrs. Sujata Thakur, Regional Director, India Tourism, Mumbai said, “On behalf of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India we welcome Air Asia, a low cost airline for starting operations to Mumbai. I am sure with its arrival to Mumbai we will see increased tourist inflow from Malaysia and other ASEAN Countries to Mumbai and its adjoining regions. With Air Asia’s operations from Mumbai the Indian passengers will also benefit. As it will lead to increase travel opportunities not only for Malaysia but other ASEAN Countries as well.”

Travellers flying on this new route will have the chance to experience the new ‘flatbed Premium seats’ on the brand new A330 aircraft. The flatbed seats offer 20” width, 60” pitch and stretch out to 77” in full recline position. The seats feature universal power sockets, adjustable headrests and built-in personal utilities such as tray table, drink holder, reading light and privacy screen.

Mumbai, which was previously known as Bombay is a major metropolitan city of India and the state capital of Maharashtra. The edifices and the colonial structures that adorn Mumbai speak of the grand and glorious history of the city. The Gateway of India, the Elephanta Caves, Prince of Wales Museum, Marine Drive, Haji Ali’s Tomb, Victoria Terminus, and Film City are amongst the must visit places of Mumbai.

Jointly, the AirAsia Group has a total of 148 flights weekly to the various points in India which include Tiruchirappalli, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kochin, Trivandrum, Bangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai (to Kuala Lumpur and Penang).

AirAsia now offers flights between Chennai in India and Penang in Malaysia.

In 2009, we had approximately 470,000 international tourists visiting Penang, but only 7,000 are from India. That only makes up 1.5% of total international tourist arrivals into Penang.”

Earlier this year, AirAsia launched flights to Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi from their Kuala Lumpur hub, while Chennai is connected from both Kuala Lumpur and Penang. The Kuala Lumpur – Chennai route will begin operations on 17 May 2010.

The Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad sectors are serviced by AirAsia’s A320 aircrafts, while Mumbai and Delhi are served by its long-haul affiliate, AirAsia X via its new Airbus A330 fleet.

AirAsia offers a special promotional fare for just RM99 to any ASEAN destinations (excluding taxes and fees), for all stranded travellers who are holding flight tickets to Europe (on any airline). The promotion starts today, 20 April 2010 and runs until 25 April 2010, for travel between 20 April and 23 May 2010.

This promotion is eligible for travellers who are traveling to Europe but are stranded in Malaysia and Singapore due to the current closure of air space in Europe. Passengers only need to show their flight tickets at any AirAsia Sales Office or AirAsia Sales Counter to enjoy this promotion to any ASEAN destinations (except Myanmar) departing from Malaysia and Singapore.

Kathleen Tan, Regional Head of Commercial, AirAsia Group said, “We’ve always known to be the People’s Airline and this is our small contribution and offer for these affected passengers.

We came-up with this special campaign to offer these stranded passengers a special fare to some other alternative holiday destinations in ASEAN, hoping to make up to guests disappointment of their cancelled trips due to the air travel disruption in Europe. For those who are supposed to be heading home, you can make the most out of the trip and visit other ASEAN destinations while waiting for the normal flights to resume.”

With only RM99 one way, guests can book any flight departing from 20 April to 23rd May 2010 to any ASEAN countries including popular destinations such as Bali, Jakarta, Bangkok, Singapore, Siam Reap, Hanoi, Phuket, Krabi and many more.

AirAsia is to launch direct daily flights between Kota Kinabalu in East Malaysia and Hong Kong on 1 June 2010.

To celebrate the new route, AirAsia is offering all-in-fares for Kota Kinabalu to Hong Kong from as low as RM139 (HK$299) one way. Booking is available from today until 18 April 2010, for travel between 1 June 2010 and 13 February 2011.

AirAsia launched its first route connecting Hong Kong from Kuala Lumpur in 2008 with only one flight per day. Due to the overwhelming demand from travellers to and from Hong Kong, the airline increased its frequency on this route to three flights daily within the span of two years.

Following its successful launch, AirAsia continued to boost its international connectivity to Hong Kong by launching more new destinations from its hubs regionally which include Bangkok (two flights daily), Phuket (one flight daily), Penang (four flights weekly) and the latest addition – Kota Kinabalu (one flight daily). This brings AirAsia’s total number of weekly flights to Hong Kong from the hubs to 53. Continue Reading

AirAsia X is to increase its flights to Australia by flying twice daily from Kuala Lumpur to Melbourne and Kuala Lumpur – Perth effective 1st July 2010. Currently, AirAsia is servicing the routes with one daily direct flight and with these new additions AirAsia will service the routes with 14 weekly flights.

AirAsia is also increasing its frequency between Bali and Perth effective 1st June 2010 from two to three direct daily flights.

To celebrate these additional frequencies, AirAsia is offering an all-in fare of RM249 for Kuala Lumpur – Melbourne and RM199 for Kuala Lumpur – Perth. This offer is available for booking from today, 13 April, to 18 April 2010 for travel between Kuala Lumpur-Melbourne from 1 August 2010 to 12 February 2011 and from Kuala Lumpur – Perth from 1 July – 30 October 2010.

“It is an exciting phase in low cost air travel and the AirAsia group has an outstanding reputation for service, reliability and value which has been embraced by the Western Australian market,” said Perth Airport CEO Brad Geatches. “The announcement of increased services by AirAsia provides an outstanding opportunity for Western Australians to take advantage of low fares to Malaysia and Indonesia and to use the expansive AirAsia group network to visit great holiday, shopping and adventure travel destinations throughout south-east Asia and even on to London.”

AirAsia’s new ‘flatbed Premium seats’, which are standard business class size and fully reclinable, feature universal power sockets, adjustable headrests and built-in personal utilities such as a tray table, drink holder, reading light and privacy screen. The seats are available on aircraft flying from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur and will be available on flights between the Gold Coast and Perth to the Malaysian capital from mid-April.

AirAsia, the World’s Best Low-Cost Airline is extending its foot print from Kota Kinabalu to the much awaited Hong Kong destination with direct daily flights, further expanding its international connectivity from Kota Kinabalu in East Malaysia.

The new route will commence services from 1st June 2010.

To celebrate the introduction of the new route, AirAsia will be offering all-in-fares promo fares for Kota Kinabalu – Hong Kong from as low as RM139* (HKD299) one way.

Booking starts from 12th to 18th April 2010, for the travel period from 1st June 2010 to 13th February 2011.

Promotional airfare are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis and made exclusively online via www.airasia.com and mobile.airasia.com.

AirAsia is to launch a new daily flight between Penang and Langkawi from 13 May 2010. To celebrate, AirAsia is offering a fare from just RM9 plus airport tax. The 4 days promotion starts today, 8 April 2010, and ends on 11 April 2010. The travel period is from 13 May 2010 to 13 February 2011.

To make the deal sweeter, airasiago.com is offering hotel rooms from RM100 per night from 3-5 star participating hotels to choose from. These include Eagle Bay Hotel, Hotel Grand Continental Langkawi, Bayview Hotel Langkawi and Rebak Island Resort Langkawi – A Taj Hotel.

Kathleen Tan, Regional Head of Commercial, AirAsia Berhad said, “There is huge potential for the route as there are quite a number of tourist traffic who stops by Penang before continuing their journey to Langkawi. We strongly believe that this new service is a pledge to business travelers who are time sensitive. Guests opting to hub in Penang and hop to Langkawi no longer need to trouble themselves by traveling by road to Penang or taking the ferry to Langkawi from the city. With the new route, flying would be an easier option and more importantly cost effective!”

AirAsia is offering one-way tickets from as low as RM9 across its extensive network in conjunction with its ‘Big Sale’ promotion.

The sale runs for one week from March 3 to March 7 for the travel period from Sept 25, 2010 to Feb 13, 2011 via its website www.airasia.com or mobile.airasia.com, the airline said in a statement today.

Travellers, it said can get the low-fare bargains from as low as RM9 one-way to Johor Baharu, Kota Baharu, Langkawi, Penang and Kuala Terengganu.

For international routes, it is offering as low as RM29 for one-way travel, with Australian routes such as Gold Coast, Melbourne and Perth available from RM149.

In addition, other bargains include RM131 for travel to Hong Kong and RM699 to London.

The airline is also concurrently running “March Mardness” campaign online within the same booking period of March 3 to March 7 for guests to enjoy immediate travel between March 23 and May 31.

AirAsia is offering a 20% off fares to all destinations for a limited four days only. The promotion is starts today, 18 February 2010 and runs until 21 February 2010 for travel between 23 March and 31 May 2010.

This regional promotional campaign with 20% off all flights for its domestic and international destinations is available from AirAsia’s nine hubs (Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu, Penang, Bangkok, Phuket, Jakarta, Bali, Surabaya, and Bandung) stretching across 20 countries to over 130 routes.

The promotion excludes domestic destinations within Thailand and the six new routes to India (Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, New Delhi, and Chennai from Kuala Lumpur, and to Chennai from Penang) which was announced open for sale recently, where promotional fares are still available online until 21 February 2010.

Guests can utilize this limited four-day promotion to book flights to favourite destinations such as London, Australia, China, and across Southeast Asia attractive destinations such as Siem Reap, Bali, Phuket, Bangkok, Jakarta, Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City. Those who are planning for domestic travel in Malaysia can also benefit from this promotion as domestic destinations are all included.

AirAsia is to launch direct daily flights to Taipei from Kota Kinabalu in East Malaysia. The new route is now open for sale with direct flights daily commencing on 15th January 2010.

To celebrate the launch, AirAsia is offering all-in-fares between Kota Kinabalu – Taipei from RM99 (TW$699). Bookings must be made by 29th November 2009 for travel between 15 January 2010 and 30 October 2010. Promotional seats are limited and available on a first-come. Other terms and conditions apply.

Ms Kathleen Tan, Regional Head of Commercial AirAsia group said, “We launched direct flights to Taipei from Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok this year and the response has been amazing.

The traveling trend to places such as Taipei is increasing and with growing potential household income in East Malaysia, we believe there will also be strong potential demand from East Malaysian travelers to fly directly to the city. The timing of our inaugural flight in January is great as we can ride on the peak Chinese New Year season both ends.” Continue Reading

Air Asia offers ZERO FARE air ticket promotion for all its Asian destinations. Fees are exclusive of government taxes and airport tax.

Sale period is from November 11 to 15, 2009 and Travel Period will be from May to October 2010.

Book and Buy now at www.airasia.com.  Each passenger has 7KG bag allowance and the fee is exclusive of airport tax and travel tax at Clark Airport.

AirAsia now offers Low Fare Madness promotion on all seats and all flights departing primarily from Malaysia (excluding AirAsia X flights). The promotion will run until 11 October 2009, for travel between 12 October and 19 November 2009.

The promotional fares are available for destinations departing from Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Langkawi) to destinations such as China, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and domestic destinations within Malaysia from as low as RM 49 (all in fares) one way.

Promotional seats are limited and available on first-come, first-served basis. Terms and conditions apply.