December 01, 2008 19:37 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (Bernama) -- Budget airline, AirAsia Bhd, is confident of getting 10 new routes in India in the next 18 months, says its group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes.
He said the carrier had already launched its inaugural flight from Kuala Lumpur to Tiruchirappalli in south India.
"AirAsia received overwhelming response for the route. Barely a month after opening the ticket sales for the route, we recorded 100 percent load factor from Dec 1 to 18," he told reporters at the Low Cost Carrier Terminal in Sepang while waiting for the arrival of AirAsia's inaugural flight from Tiruchirappalli in south India.
"We are extremely proud of the soaring load factor for this new route. We have created new demands for the market and are very proud to service an under-served sector," he said.
AirAsia currently serves the route with direct daily flights using the 180-seater Airbus 320. Tiruchirappalli, located on the banks of Cauvery River, is the fourth largest city in Tamil Nadu.
The city, a thriving commercial centre in Tamil Nadu, is famous for artificial diamonds, cigars, handloom cloth, glass bangles, wooden and clay toys.
On flying to embattled Thailand, Fernandes said AirAsia had moved its flights from the Suvarnabhumi International Airport to other airports in Thailand.
He said the carrier flew a rescue flight from Kuala Lumpur to U-Tapao Naval Base in Bangkok for passengers stranded in Bangkok for the past few days.
Source: BERNAMA
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