AIRASIA MAINTAINS NO FUEL SURCHARGE POLICY

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Low-cost airline, AirAsia Bhd, is maintaining
its no fuel surcharge policy despite reports that other airlines are increasing
previously-imposed charges.

In a statement here Wednesday, AirAsia said it was committed to keeping air
travel affordable and would tackle fuel price incease with aggressive marketing
and the strengthening of its ancillary business instead of relying on fuel
surcharge to offset rising fuel cost.

Its regional commercial head, Kathleen Tan, said the airline has no
intention of resurrecting fuel surcharge since it was scrapped in November 2008.

She said its strong seat sales and successful ancillary income were enough to
offset the rise in fuel price, adding that it would use innovation to drive its
costs down and were looking at various other revenue streams rather than impose
a fuel surcharge.

"Imposing fuel surcharge may be an easy way out, but it can also be an addiction
in driving artificial revenue to a company," she said.
-- BERNAMA