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AIRASIA X's LONDON STANSTED-KL SERVICE TAKES OFF ON MAR 11, 2009
By Muin Abdul Majid
LONDON, Nov 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's long-haul budget carrier, AirAsia X, Tuesday announced that its London Stansted-Kuala Lumpur service will take off on March 11, 2009, with fares starting from as low as £99 (RM499) each way.
AirAsia Group chief executive officer, Tony Fernandes, said AirAsia X's
London-KL route was the realisation of a long-held ambition to open
up affordable access between Malaysia and Europe for both Asean and European
communities.
For the sector AirAsia X will use Airbus A340 for the five times weekly
direct flights.
Fernandes said bookings would start at midday London time Tuesday until Nov
30 for the travel period of March 11, 2009 to Oct 24, 2009.
London would be AirAsia-X's fifth international destination after Gold
Coast, Perth and Melbourne in Australia as well as Hangzhou in China, Fernandes
told a news conference in conjunction with the sales launch of the
new service at the London County here.
Also present at the event were AirAsia X chief executive officer Azran
Osman-Rani and chairman Kalimullah Hassan, as well as Malaysian High
Commissioner to UK Abd Aziz Mohammed and representative from Stansted
Airport.
Besides the £99 fare for the economy seats, Fernandes said passenggers also
had the option to pay £549 (RM1,999) for the XL seats respectively.
When asked on the timing of the launch now with the world facing an
economic
recession, he said the country needed some positive action and that
entrepreneurs and corporations should do their bit in dealing with the
situation.
"I am not going to sit there and cut everthing and just say we are going to
die. We are going to fight and find our way out of this recession," he said,
adding that this was the time to "give back to the country."
"I could cut and make a bit more money but this has to be about
being stronger after the recession."
Asked on what was next for the airline, Fernandes said he was aiming for
daily service to London and possibly two flights a day.
LONDON, Nov 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's long-haul budget carrier, AirAsia X, Tuesday announced that its London Stansted-Kuala Lumpur service will take off on March 11, 2009, with fares starting from as low as £99 (RM499) each way.
AirAsia Group chief executive officer, Tony Fernandes, said AirAsia X's
London-KL route was the realisation of a long-held ambition to open
up affordable access between Malaysia and Europe for both Asean and European
communities.
For the sector AirAsia X will use Airbus A340 for the five times weekly
direct flights.
Fernandes said bookings would start at midday London time Tuesday until Nov
30 for the travel period of March 11, 2009 to Oct 24, 2009.
London would be AirAsia-X's fifth international destination after Gold
Coast, Perth and Melbourne in Australia as well as Hangzhou in China, Fernandes
told a news conference in conjunction with the sales launch of the
new service at the London County here.
Also present at the event were AirAsia X chief executive officer Azran
Osman-Rani and chairman Kalimullah Hassan, as well as Malaysian High
Commissioner to UK Abd Aziz Mohammed and representative from Stansted
Airport.
Besides the £99 fare for the economy seats, Fernandes said passenggers also
had the option to pay £549 (RM1,999) for the XL seats respectively.
When asked on the timing of the launch now with the world facing an
economic
recession, he said the country needed some positive action and that
entrepreneurs and corporations should do their bit in dealing with the
situation.
"I am not going to sit there and cut everthing and just say we are going to
die. We are going to fight and find our way out of this recession," he said,
adding that this was the time to "give back to the country."
"I could cut and make a bit more money but this has to be about
being stronger after the recession."
Asked on what was next for the airline, Fernandes said he was aiming for
daily service to London and possibly two flights a day.
