AIRASIA X UNDERTAKES SEAT REFURBISHMENT EXERCISE

SEPANG (Malaysia), Jan 19 (Bernama) -- AirAsia X is undertaking a major
refurbishment exercise to upgrade all economy and business class seats on board
its long-haul aircraft.

Chief Executive Officer Azran Osman-Rani said the first aircraft will be
refurbished by Feb 1, 2010.

The entire exercise, to be done in stages, would be completed by June
and provide a more valueble experience for our customers, he said.

Besides the economy seats being refurbished to a more comfortable level,
business class travellers will also enjoy a pleasurable journey.

" AirAsia X will have lie flat beds for business class passengers, first of
its kind for long-haul aircraft to replace XL seats. There will be 12 lie flat
beds in A330 and 18 lie flat beds in A340.

" After taking into consideration complaints (on leg room), we believe the
new seats will be more comfortable and relaxing to our customers," he added.

Azran told this to reporters after launching ExxonMobil's "Discover Travel @
Asia" promotion in conjuction with Esso and Mobil's latest Smiles Driver Rewards
promotion here Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Esso Malaysia's Retail and Business Director Faridah Ali said the
latest Smiles promotion with AirAsia, which began in December, was a way
of rewarding and thanking some 1.5 million Smiles members for their loyalty.

The first batch of eight winners awarded today will fly to Abu Dhabi
with RM10,000 cash. The three-month promotion ends in February.

"For the final two months, there are 16 grand prizes up for grabs which
includes trips to Ho Chi Minh and Hangzhou with RM10,000 cash," she said.

Smiles members who own an AirAsia co-branded credit card will automatically
be entitled to five entries when they charge their fuel purchases to the card.

Esso Malaysia Bhd, ExxonMobil Malaysia Sdn Bhd and ExxonMobil Borneo Sdn Bhd
operate 560 service stations throughout Malaysia.
-- BERNAMA