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AirAsia, the World's Best Low-Cost Airline is all out to rock and paint the India skies red by extending its footprint with the launch of its direct flights to 6 new routes in the first quarter of 2010. Conquering India skies by storm, the new services to key metro cities include Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi from Kuala Lumpur and from Penang to Chennai.

26-Jan-2010 World's Best Low-Cost Airline creates aviation history with the launch of 6 new routes in India simultaneously

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

AirAsia is the only airline which connects to the most points in India from Malaysia with a total of 148 flights weekly. This new development is subsequent to AirAsia's huge success of Tiruchirapplalli (Trichy) followed-by Kolkata, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) recording an average of 80% load factor on all our four existing routes. Thus, these new services will not only complement AirAsia's aggressive growth in India, but is also feeding more traffic into the country.

To mark the opening for sale of these new routes, AirAsia is offering an unbelievable all-in low fare from as low as RM 199 for the booking period from 27 - 31 January 2010.

AirAsia

Penang - Chennai : RM199.00 (INR 2,999.00)

Travel Period : 28 April - 30 October 2010

Kuala Lumpur - Chennai : RM199.00 (INR 2,999.00)

Travel Period : 17 May - 30 October 2010

Kuala Lumpur - Bangalore RM199.00 (INR 3,999.00)

Travel Period : 20 May - 30 October 2010

Kuala Lumpur - Hyderabad : RM199.00 (INR 3,999.00)

Travel Period : 20 July - 30 October 2010

AirAsia X

Kuala Lumpur to Mumbai : RM299.00 (INR 4,999.00)

Travel Period : 6 May - 30 October 2010

Kuala Lumpur - Delhi : RM299.00 (INR 4,999.00)

Travel Period : 4 August - 30 October 2010

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

Dato' Sri Tony Fernandes, Group CEO of AirAsia Berhad said "AirAsia has well-arrived in the Indian market to change the very definition of low-cost airlines as the India market is booming. We are proud to position Kuala Lumpur as the gateway to India and at the same time it is India's gateway to ASEAN. This is also a timely effort in response to our Prime's Minister's call on strengthening Malaysia - India bilateral relations. AirAsia will support this by liberalizing the air travel with our undisputed low-fares, opening-up the India market to the world and support businesses and more. To date, we have received an over-whelming response for our existing routes from Kuala Lumpur to India. Our continuous focus on making travel effortless for our guests with our simple, no-frills but convenient and renowned customer service, will stand AirAsia in good stead to compete with the best carriers in this region with the added bonus of lower fares. With the launch of these new routes we expect more guests from India to experience the pleasure of flying with the world's best low-cost airline."

AirAsia Regional Head of Commercial, Kathleen Tan said, "India has always been on our network radar and thrilled to create history in the aviation industry today. There are various cultures, linguistics and a myriad of attractions; in short India is such a colourful country which you have to discover. This is a clear indicative of the fact that our expansion plans are fully on track. In fact, this signifies our keen determination in offering our guests truly low fares, unrivalled route network, award-winning products and services and the best-in-class travel value in the industry. We have been receiving a lot of requests from our guests and the travel community in Malaysia and India and we believe that our low fares will help to stimulate and trigger new travel demand, and will help to boost tourism potential from both ends,"

"We are confident that AirAsia's direct connection serving Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai & Delhi will be able to stimulate new travel demands and further tap markets, especially that of young working adults and families, to travel to Malaysia and thereafter use Kuala Lumpur as a gateway to over 130 routes in Asia, that includes regional ASEAN cities or long-haul sectors serviced by AirAsia X. This translates into a low-cost yet efficient travel experience for guests who benefit from using the LCC Terminal in Kuala Lumpur to connect to destinations as diverse as Australia (Gold Coast, Perth, Melbourne), China (Hangzhou, Tianjin, Chengdu), Taipei, London and Abu Dhabi," concluded Kathleen.

To add value, AirAsia, under GoHoliday at www.airasiago.com, also offers some great online hotel deals to stretch the dollar where guests can choose their holiday lodgings from over 50,000 hotels, tour packages and ground transfers. Guests are also encouraged to purchase food, baggage, hot seats online to enjoy more discounts and savings through www.airasia.com. AirAsia's low-cost model, with its ultra low fares and modern fleet of comfortable and spacious aircraft, is undoubtedly an attractive consumer proposition, strong enough to compete with premium airlines.

There are myriad of interesting places to visit in India such as the Charminar, an imposing signature monument of Hyderabad, Bangalore a home to some of India's premier scientific establishments, The Qutb Minar and off course the famous Taj Mahal of New Delhi which needs no introduction, Marina Beach - the most popular beach attraction in Chennai, Mumbai, home to the Bollywood stars and the gateway of India and many more.

Flight Schedule KUALA LUMPUR - CHENNAI (commencing 17 May 2010)

Flights From

Departure/ Arrival

Flight No.

Frequency

Kuala Lumpur to Chennai

06:30 / 07:45

AK 243

Daily

Chennai to Kuala Lumpur

08:25 / 14:40

AK 244

Daily

Flight Schedule PENANG - CHENNAI (commencing 28 April 2010)

Flights From

Departure/ Arrival

Flight No.

Frequency

Penang to Chennai

08:15 / 09:15

AK 243

Daily

Chennai to Penang

09:55 / 15:55

AK 244

Daily

Flight Schedule KUALA LUMPUR - BANGALORE (commencing 20 May 2010)

Flights From

Departure/ Arrival

Flight No.

Frequency

Kuala Lumpur to Bangalore

15:10 / 16:35

AK 211

Daily

Bangalore to Kuala Lumpur

17:15 / 23:40

AK 212

Daily

Flight Schedule KUALA LUMPUR - HYDERABAD (commencing 20 July 2010)

Flights From

Departure/ Arrival

Flight No.

Frequency

Kuala Lumpur to Hyderabad

06:20 / 08:00

AK 223

Daily

Hyderabad to Kuala Lumpur

08:40 / 15:40

AK 224

Daily

Flight Schedule KUALA LUMPUR - MUMBAI (commencing 6 May 2010)

Flights From

Departure/ Arrival

Flight No.

Frequency

Kuala Lumpur to Mumbai

09:20 / 12:00

D7 2516

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday

Mumbai to Kuala Lumpur

13:20 / 21:00

D7 2517

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday

Flight Schedule KUALA LUMPUR - DELHI (commencing 4 August 2010)

Flights From

Departure/ Arrival

Flight No.

Frequency

Kuala Lumpur to Delhi

16:00 / 19:10

D7 2506

Daily

Delhi to Kuala Lumpur

20:25 / 04:35

D7 2507

Daily