AirAsia started off with flights to Trichi in Tamil Nadu at the end of last year . The destinations on the India list include Hyderabad (October), New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kochi, Madurai and Calcutta.

AirAsia takes on routes whose durations are four hours and below while AirAsiaX plies routes beyond five hours.

For record, AirAsia and AirAsiaX fly 114 routes covering 64 destinations. The AirAsia chief said even Colombo and Maldives are on the cards this year but he would not reveal the schedule dates for the flights.

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Earlier this month we posted on Visa Free for Malaysian to visit Britain, today another good deal for Malaysian where you can stand a chance to win a free 5D/4N holiday package for 2 persons in London.  The prize includes return AirAsiaX ticket departing from Kuala Lumpur.

Anyway, if you want to explore more details about this, you may want to visit VisitBritain and also the GreatBritishTour page.

AirAsia X, is a new long haul budget airline operated by AirAsia X Sdn. Bhd. (previously known as FlyAsianXpress Sdn. Bhd.) Its first service commenced on 2 November 2007 to Gold Coast, Australia from its base Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
AirAsia X franchises the brand name of AirAsia, Asia’s largest low cost carrier, which uses a common ticketing website, livery, uniforms, and management style with AirAsia.

AirAsia X is also affiliated with Virgin Group and Air Canada.
Currently, AirAsia X flies to London, Goald Coast etc
The first AirAsia X aircraft, arrived at KL International Airport, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the 15 September 2007, is named “Semangat Sir Freddie” (English: “Spirit of Sir Freddie”) after the pioneer and founder of the low cost model, the late Sir Freddie Laker of Skytrain in Europe.
Current CEO of AirAsia X is Azran Osman Rani.

FlyAsianXpress

FlyAsianXpress (FAX) was an airline based in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia. It operated services on some of the smaller routes dropped by national carrier Malaysia Airlines. Their route has been taken over by MASwings as FAX concentrates on AirAsia X.

FAX was privately owned by Kamarudin Meranun, Raja Razali,Raja Azmi and Tony Fernandes. The airline was subcontracted by AirAsia to operate several domestic services following the withdrawal of Malaysia Airlines from Rural Air Service routes within East Malaysia. Its maiden flight was on 1 August 2006, despite being delayed for 50 minutes by bad weather. FAX was not a low cost carrier but it incorporated some of AirAsia’s practices in order to reduce cost namely, internet and phone booking, as well as ticketless check-in system.

On 11 April 2007, Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia, the parent company of FAX, Tony Fernandes disclosed the offer to the public on the hand over of FAX’s rural routes to Firefly, the subsidiary airline of Malaysia Airlines. He described it as “the logical thing to do” as Firefly can be the only national company operating turbo-prop aircraft.
On 26 April 2007, the government has announced for Malaysia Airlines to take over the operation of rural air services from FAX and gave assurance that any loss will be borne by government. Malaysia Airlines announced to take over FlyAsianXpress destinations beginning 1 August 2007 through a new subsidiary, MASwings.
With FlyAsianXpress rural air services replaced with MASwings, the corporate name is changed from FlyAsianXpress Sdn. Bhd. to AirAsia X Sdn. Bhd.

As of 14 February 2008, AirAsia X is 48%-owned by Aero Ventures (a venture of Tony Fernandes and several of his business associates), followed by 16% Virgin Group and 16%-owned by AirAsia. Bahrain-based Manara Consortium and Japan-based Orix Corp have taken a total 20 percent stake in long haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X Sdn Bhd for RM250 million.

Destinations
1. Gold Coast Airport , Gold Coast, Australia
The airline commenced four direct return flights per week between and Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT), Kuala Lumpur beginning on 2 November 2007. The inaugural flight carried a total of approximately 300 guests, in the 312-seat Airbus A330-300 aircraft (276 economy seats and 36 premium XL seats), which arrived in September 2007. One-way fares were as low as RM50 excluding fees, RM342 including fees.

2. Perth Airport, Perth Australia
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport begin on 2 November 2008 with an introductory fare of $99 to cover taxes and fuel surcharge.
3. London Stansted airport, London
The introductory fare start from RM499 one way from Kuala Lumpur and a net fare of £99 from London. Airasia X’s maiden flight will be on March 11 2009 which will be departing from the low cost carrier terminal at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and will be arriving at the Stansted Airport in London.
4. Avalon Airport, Melbourne, Australia
On 20 August 2008, the airline announced flights between Melbourne (Tullamarine) and Kuala Lumpur commencing 12 November with $199 one-way fares.
5. Tianjin Binhai International Airport , Tianjin, China
The carrier fly to Tianjin five times a week, beginning in March. It would increase to daily flights after September.
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Malaysia Airlines this week launched a 10-day travel fair, offering discounts of more than 50 per cent. A one-way ticket to Ho Chi Minh City from Kuala Lumpur can be had for as little as RM150. And for RM1,400, you can fly to Paris.

Not to be outdone, budget carrier AirAsia declared a day later that it would give away up to 500,000 free seats to destinations in Asia and Australia as part of a massive regional campaign “to support the continuous growth of the Asia-Pacific region as a premier tourist destination”.

Although the two carriers have previously fought promotional battles, these seem to be growing more regular as they resort to cheaper fares to persuade people to fly amid fears of a looming recession.

MAS once had an iron grip on domestic routes and the lucrative Kuala Lumpur-Singapore route, but AirAsia has chipped at this hold. MAS has also come under pressure from long-haul services to Australia, India, China and London, launched by AirAsia’s sister unit AirAsia X, but has fought back by offering what it calls “five-star service at affordable fares”.

AirAsia reckons market share is there for the taking in the global downturn, as travellers turn to budget carriers to save money. Besides its current 76 aircraft, it will take delivery of a further 14 planes this year, raising questions on whether it can fill them as other operators cut capacity in line with falling demand.

But AirAsia’s founder Datuk Tony Fernandes says the carrier’s decision to expand will pay off in the long run.

Its latest service — to Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka — will be launched in mid-March. And AirAsia, which was first to scrap fuel surcharges on all flights, has been quick to offer its customary RM99 one-way seats. Given the huge number of Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia, the route is expected to prove feasible.

Bargains aside, whether air travellers bite depends on how they perceive their job and financial security.

In the past, MAS travel fairs were a highlight for many prospective travellers. But a travel agent told BT the response to the latest fair was more muted “because of the economy and because some travellers are buying online themselves. Moreover, many would already have booked tickets on AirAsia’s previous promotions”.

Prospective travellers are also holding back in the belief that should the global economy continue to slide this year — as many suspect it will — there could be even better deals ahead, despite the MAS travel fair tagline of “Only the best fares. Only once a year. And only now”. — Business Times Singapore

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