AIRASIA OFFERING 500,000 FREE TICKETS

BANGKOK, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- Lowcost carrier AirAsia is offering 500,000
free seats to dozens of its destinations in Southeast Asia, China and Australia.


The latest promotion gives away free seats to holiday destinations Bali,
Bangkok, the Gold Coast, Haikou, Hangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta,
Kota Kinabalu, Langkawi, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Melbourne, Perth, Phuket,
Shenzhen, Siem Reap, Singapore, Yogyakarta and many more other destinations.

Guests can grab the free tickets by logging onto www.airasia.com or via
mobile phone at mobile.airasia.com. The free seats are available for bookings
made from Feb 10-15 for travel from Oct 12 this year till Jan 31 next year.

Kathleen Tan, Commercial Regional Head, AirAsia said that during a time when
most people are cutting down on traveling and holidays, the Kuala Lumpur-based
airline was coming up with an irresistible alternative that reinforces its
commitment to promote tourism in the region.

"Our 500,000 regional free seats campaign is an important impetus to boost
tourist numbers and spread the economic benefits brought on by tourism. We
continue our role as the chief campaigner for tourism in this part of the
world," she said in a statement Tuesday.

"This should speed up development of tourism and transportation
infrastructure here," Tan said.

AirAsia, which operates over 108 routes to cities in all 10 Asean countries,
China, India and Australia, has played a leading role in the growth of tourism
in the region, having carried over 55 million passengers over six years.

According to the airline, its no fuel surcharge policy makes the free seats
even more attractive to guests who only need to pay for airport tax and
administration fee. Guests may also buy complete holiday packages at
goholiday.airasia.com, where they may choose their holiday lodgings from over
50,000 hotels.
-- BERNAMA