AIRASIA'S NO FUEL SURCHARGE POLICY STAYS, SAYS TONY

SINGAPORE, March 29 (Bernama) -- AirAsia has no plans to impose a fuel
surcharge although other airlines have taken such a move.

"We don't want to deter travel and putting up cost," group chief executive
officer Tony Fernandes said Tuesday.

"So, our fares can stay where they are," he told reporters after the launch
of a tie-up between AirAsia and Expedia Inc to offer a complete range of value
flights, hotels and holiday packages here.

He also said AirAsia had no plans to reduce flights to Japan because it was
not the airline's philosophy.

"We went through the tsunami in Phuket, we never cut a flight. We went
through the Bali bombing but we never cut our flights. We went through the Thai
airport closure and yet we recorded profits after that," he said.

Fernandes said AirAsia had no problem with the Japanese market and "we will
be committed to growing it".

He said the company was waiting for the rights to fly to Osaka and also to
have daily flights to Hanada.

He also said AirAsia Philippines would be launched in August and it would
start with about four routes.