Malaysia's AirAsia X launches flight to China
5/2/2008 16:22
Malaysia's low-cost carrier, AirAsia X, began operating flights between
Kuala Lumpur and Hangzhou in east China, local media reported today.
The
first flight left Kuala Lumpur International Airport's low- cost carrier
terminal on Monday morning, The Star reported.
Hangzhou, the capital of east
China's Zhejiang province, is located about two hours from Shanghai by
bus.
AirAsia X chief executive officer Azran Osman-Rani joined the passengers
on the first flight.
AirAsia X is offering passengers as low as 199 ringgit
(60.3 U. S. dollars for a one-way travel between Kuala Lumpur and Hangzhou, the
New Straits Times reported.
The airline has already sold 10,000 seats, valued
at over 5 million ringgit (US$1.5 million) for travel in February and March,
under its 99 ringgit (US$30) airfare promotion that was announced on Jan.
15.
The overwhelming response to its five times weekly Hangzou route is in
synch with the success of its maiden international flight to Gold Cost,
Australia, where 60,000 seats have been sold in the past couple of months since
the launch of the service on Nov. 2 last year.
Xinhua
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