AirAsia has extended its Indian footprint with the launch of direct flights to six new routes in the first quarter of 2010.
New services will fly to key metro cities of Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi from Kuala Lumpur and from Penang to Chennai. Thus AirAsia beomes the only airline from Malaysia to fly to Bangalore and Hyderabad from Kuala Lumpur and from Penang to Chennai.
The Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad sectors will be serviced by AirAsia’s A320 aircrafts, Mumbai and Delhi will be served by its long-haul affiliate, AirAsia X via its new Airbus A330 fleet.
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"This new development is subsequent to AirAsia’s huge success of Tiruchirapplalli (Trichy) followed-by Kolkata, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) recording an average of 80 per cent load factor on all our four existing routes," the airline said in a statement. "Thus, these new services will not only complement AirAsia’s aggressive growth in India, but is also feeding more traffic into the country. "
To mark the opening for sale of these new routes, AirAsia is offering an unbelievable all-in low fare from as low as RM 199 for the booking period from 27 – 31 January 2010.
AirAsia
Penang – Chennai: RM199.00 (INR 2,999.00)
Travel Period: 28 April – 30 October 2010
Kuala Lumpur – Chennai : RM199.00 (INR 2,999.00)
Travel Period: 17 May – 30 October 2010
Kuala Lumpur – Bangalore RM199.00 (INR 3,999.00)
Travel Period: 20 May – 30 October 2010
Kuala Lumpur – Hyderabad: RM199.00 (INR 3,999.00)
Travel Period: 20 July – 30 October 2010
AirAsia X
Kuala Lumpur to Mumbai: RM299.00 (INR 4,999.00)
Travel Period: 5 May – 30 October 2010
Kuala Lumpur – Delhi : RM299.00 (INR 4,999.00)
Travel Period: 4 August – 30 October 2010
Promotional seats are limited and available on first-come, first-served basis and made exclusively available online via www.airasia.com and mobile.airasia.com.
Flight Schedule KUALA LUMPUR – CHENNAI (commencing 17 May 2010)
| Flights From | Departure/ Arrival | Flight No. | Frequency | | Kuala Lumpur to Chennai | 06:30 / 07:45 | AK 243 | Daily | | Chennai to Kuala Lumpur | 08:25 / 14:40 | AK 244 | Daily | Flight Schedule PENANG – CHENNAI (commencing 28 April 2010) | Flights From | Departure/ Arrival | Flight No. | Frequency | | Penang to Kuala Lumpur | 08:15 / 09:15 | AK 243 | Daily | | Kuala Lumpur to Penang | 09:55 / 15:55 | AK 244 | Daily | Flight Schedule KUALA LUMPUR – BANGALORE (commencing 20 May 2010)
| Flights From | Departure/ Arrival | Flight No. | Frequency | | Kuala Lumpur to Bangalore | 15:10 / 16:35 | AK 211 | Daily | | Bangalore to Kuala Lumpur | 17:15 / 23:40 | AK 212 | Daily |
Flight Schedule KUALA LUMPUR – HYDERABAD (commencing 20 July 2010)
| Flights From | Departure/ Arrival | Flight No. | Frequency | | Kuala Lumpur to Hyderabad | 06:20 / 08:00 | AK 223 | Daily | | Hyderabad to Kuala Lumpur | 08:40 / 15:40 | AK 224 | Daily |
Flight Schedule KUALA LUMPUR – MUMBAI (commencing 6 May 2010) | Flights From | Departure/ Arrival | Flight No. | Frequency | | Kuala Lumpur to Mumbai | 09:20 / 12:00 | D7 2516 | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday | | Mumbai to Kuala Lumpur | 13:20 / 21:00 | D7 2517 | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday |
Flight Schedule KUALA LUMPUR – DELHI (commencing 4 August 2010) | Flights From | Departure/ Arrival | Flight No. | Frequency | | Kuala Lumpur to Delhi | 16:00 / 19:10 | D7 2506 | Daily | | Delhi to Kuala Lumpur | 20:25 / 04:35 | D7 2507 | Daily | |