AirAsia to Launch Flights to Japan in 2009

Tokyo, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)--Visiting AirAsia Chief Executive
Officer Tony Fernandes said Thursday the Kuala Lumpur-based discount airline intends to launch flight services to Japan in 2009.
Fernandes told a press conference here that the Japanese market has
enormous potential, adding that AirAsia hopes to help increase the number of
Malaysian tourists to Japan.
The firm appears to be planning to set airfares for its Japan-bound
flights at levels 50 to 60 pct lower than those offered by major airlines.
To celebrate the launch of Japan flights, AirAsia plans to offer
25-dollar one-way tickets for flights between Japan and Malaysia.
AirAsia is considering launching flights to Tokyo International
Airport at Haneda and an airport now under construction in Ibaraki
Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo. The company also hopes to start services to
such major Japanese cities as Sapporo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka in the
future.
AirAsia is the leading low-cost airline in Southeast Asia.

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