AirAsia X ramps up flights to Melbourne & Perth
AirAsia X will be ramping up its flights and will be flying twice daily from Kuala Lumpur to Melbourne and Kuala Lumpur- Perth effective 1st July 2010 respectively.
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 to these destinations.
In addition to that, AirAsia is also increasing its frequency from Bali - 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 RM249.00* for Kuala Lumpur - Melbourne and RM199.00* for Kuala Lumpur - Perth. This offer is available exclusively online at www.airasia.com for the booking period from 13th to 18th April 2010. The travel period Kuala Lumpur-Melbourne is from 1st August 2010 to 12th February 2011 while from Kuala Lumpur - Perth is from 1st July - 30th October 2010
Azran Osman-Rani, CEO of AirAsia X said "AirAsia is pleased to boost frequencies on all three popular routes. We've been delighted with the response from the traveling public, support from state and national tourism bodies and our airport partners, who have really thrown their weight behind these routes and AirAsia as a whole,"
"Australian guests have been using our Kuala Lumpur hub as a gateway to connect to other exciting holiday destinations including Bangkok, Singapore, Penang, Langkawi, Phuket, Ho Chi Minh and many others. And with the new services from Kuala Lumpur to the various points in India like Mumbai, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore and others will definitely stimulate further demands. Loads have been consistently strong year-round on all Australian services and this has given us the confidence to increase our capacity particularly on Melbourne and Perth routes and as we grow our network and expand aggressively in India."
Besides enjoying low fares, guests may also purchase complete holiday packages or tour activities at airasiago.com where they may choose their holiday lodgings from over 70,000 hotels of various categories.
AirAsia is the first low cost carrier in the world to introduce new 'flatbed Premium seats', which are standard business class size and fully reclinable. The seats 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.