Low-cost carrier AirAsia spreads wings to Ipoh

SEPANG: AirAsia is set to serve Ipoh, with the first route being Ipoh to Johor Baru.

“The low-cost carrier is excited to paint Ipoh red with its low fares and wide connectivity and will start by connecting Ipoh to Johor Baru, its southern hub,” said AirAsia Malaysia CEO Riad Asmat.

“We have more plans in the pipeline and will share the details soon,” he said in a statement yesterday.

Ipoh marks AirAsia Malaysia’s 16th domestic route.

With the addition of Ipoh, AirAsia Malaysia now flies to nine states in Malaysia and also the Federal Territory of Labuan.