AirAsia X, the low-cost long-haul affiliate of AirAsia, will introduce daily direct flights between New Delhi and Kuala Lumpur from August 4, 2010. For the new route, the airline will operate on A330 aircraft which has a seating capacity of 377 passengers. As per the flight schedule, flight D7 2506 will depart from Kuala Lumpur at 16:00 pm and arrive in New Delhi at 19:10 pm. On its return leg, flight D7 2507 will leave New Delhi at 20:25 pm and arrive in Kuala Lumpur at 4:35 am. To celebrate the introduction of the new service, the airline is offering 1,000 free seats bonanza for online bookings made tomorrow for the New Delhi-Kuala Lumpur sector, for travel period from August 4-31, 2010. This on-day offer will allow guest to fly to Kuala Lumpur at an all-in-fare from as low as Rs 1862, which is a nominal Service Tax. Azran Osman-Rani, Chief Executive Officer, AirAsia X said, "The daily service between Kuala Lumpur and New Delhi will add significant thrust to the existing traffic between the two cities and provide great options for travellers looking for that quick weekend getaway. The revolutionising fares offered by the airline are also expected to further stimulate travel amongst business and corporate segments, which had dipped since the global slowdown. Besides, the daily direct service will give guests better connectivity by reducing transit times when connecting further destinations from Kuala Lumpur hub to other popular holiday destinations in the AirAsia network such as Penang, Kota Kinabalu, Singapore, Bali, Hong Kong and beyond as the flight arrives in Kuala Lumpur from New Delhi at 4.35am." AirAsia Group will have a total of 120 weekly flights to various points in India which include: Tiruchirappalli, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kochi, Trivandrum, Bengaluru, Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai ( to Kuala Lumpur and Penang). http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/airasia-x-to-start-daily-direct-flights-from-new-delhi-to-kuala-lumpur-from-august-4-2010-10525 | |||
Friday, June 04, 2010