AirAsia X launches KL - New Delhi Flights; Fares from INR 1

AirAsia X has launched flights between Kuala Lumpur and the swanky Terminal 3 of IGI airport in New Delhi, the airline’s 10th destination worldwide and the 2nd in India after Mumbai.

In celebration of the launch, AirAsia is offering fares from as low as INR 1. This special fare is open for sale from 7 to 8 August 2010 for travel between 10 August and 30 September 2010. Promotional seats are limited and available on first-come, first-served basis.

 The INR 1 fare is for one-way travel and excludes airport tax. The all-in-fare (fare INR 1 + fee INR 2,377.00) = INR 2,378.

Dato’ Sri Dr. Tony Fernandes, Group CEO of AirAsia and Founder of AirAsia X said, “We are really excited about the completion of our flights in India. The launch of these services to New Delhi also signifies our readiness to handle huge demand in the Indian market. This is also a reiteration of our commitment towards the Indian market as New Delhi is our ninth destination city in India after Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Trivandrum, Kochi and Tiruchirapalli ... Moving forward, we are also looking at introducing flights from Bangkok to some of the key Indian cities and add more choices to our product portfolio.”

Passengers flying on this new route will have the chance to experience the new ‘Premium flatbed seats’ on the brand new A330 aircraft. The flatbed seats are standard business class specifications of 20” width, 60” pitch and stretches out to 77” in full recline position. The seats feature universal power sockets, adjustable headrests and built-in personal utilities such as tray table, drink holder, reading light and privacy screen.

Jointly, the AirAsia Group will now have a total of 120 flights weekly to the various points in India which include Tiruchirappalli, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kochin, Trivandrum, Bangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai (to Kuala Lumpur and Penang).

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