AirAsia X reaffirms commitment to affordable long-haul flying
KUCHING: Long haul low cost carrier AirAsia X reaffirms its commitment to make long-haul flying affordable for everyone in celebration of its 10th anniversary, through an extensive network expansion to stimulate regional demand in preparation for new aircraft delivery.
The airline celebrates the milestone yesterday at Gold Coast, Australia which was the maiden destination of AirAsia X a decade ago on Nov 2, 2007. An aircraft painted with a special commemoration livery was received at the Gold Coast International Airport by senior executives of AirAsia X, Gold Coast Airport Ltd and Tourism Events Queensland.
AirAsia X group chief executive officerDatukKamarudinMeranun said, “This 10th anniversary is definitely a memorable milestone for all of us at AirAsia X. We have grown from strength to strength since our inception in 2007, having flown over 30 million guests to over 25 destinations in different regions including the US.
“As we receive more widebody aircraft over the next few years, route network expansion becomes even more crucial and we will definitely be launching more exciting long-haul destinations to stimulate travel demand.
“This is what we do best, connecting our guests to different parts of the world at one of the lowest fares on one of the world’s youngest Airbus fleet.
“It has been a fantastic decade for AirAsia X, and we owe it all to our supportive guests and dedicated Allstars. Now everyone can fly extra long, and that is a promise we intend to keep,” added Kamarudin.
AirAsia X Malaysia chief executive officer Benyamin Ismail said they weree excited to celebrate its 10th anniversary this year.
“Our growth focus will be on tapping underserved markets and high traffic routes. Leveraging on the group advantage and dynamic pricing that we have as our core drivers in bringing the company forward, we promise to deliver not just low fares but better connectivity within our region and beyond for our guests to enjoy.”
The AirAsia X Group has a firm order of 66 A330neo to be delivered from 2018 through to 2027. Together with AirAsia Group, the airline groups have close to 500 aircraft on firm order with Airbus, making the airline groups one of the largest Airbus operators in the world.
To commemorate this Xciting milestone, the airline is running a special AirAsia X Anniversary Scavenger Hunt online contest from 2 to 5 November where 100 flights to selected destinations will be given away to five winners.
All they need to do is to use the social media hashtags #10xcitingyears on social media platforms including Instagram, Twitter and Weibo.
AirAsia X will also run a special anniversary promotion with all-in fares from as low as RM250 oneway for standard seats and RM750 one-way on its premium flatbed to Perth, Taipei, Osaka, New Delhi, Hangzhou, Xi’An, Shanghai and Beijing.
The promo fares are available on airasia.com for booking from today until Oct 29, 2017 for travel from May 1 to Nov 21, 2018.