Airline announces cheap flights to Kuala Lumpar
Airline announces cheap flights to Kuala Lumpar
02-12-2008
Holidaymakers looking for cheap flights to Malaysia will soon be able to travel to and from Kuala Lumpar from as little as £99 each way.
Low-cost carrier AirAsia X is set to launch a no-frills flights between Stansted and the Malaysian capital from March next year.
The carrier began flying a year ago between Kuala Lumpur and north-east Australia and has since added services to Perth and Melbourne and to China.
It is a spin-off from regional low-cost airline Air Asia, based in Kuala Lumpur, which was founded in 2001. Sir Richard Branson's Virgin group holds a 16% stake in the long-haul operation.
The new service, which was announced recently by AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes will connect between the many no-frills flights into Stansted from around Europe and AirAsia's regional no-frills network.
However there will be no through tickets and passengers taking advantage of the cheap flights to Kuala Lumpar will have to book separate flights, collect and re-check bags and pay for drinks and food on board.
Fernandes went on to say that average one-way fares on the Stansted service will be £150, undercutting existing fares to Malaysia via Singapore, Hong Kong and the Gulf state hubs.
Low-cost carrier AirAsia X is set to launch a no-frills flights between Stansted and the Malaysian capital from March next year.
The carrier began flying a year ago between Kuala Lumpur and north-east Australia and has since added services to Perth and Melbourne and to China.
It is a spin-off from regional low-cost airline Air Asia, based in Kuala Lumpur, which was founded in 2001. Sir Richard Branson's Virgin group holds a 16% stake in the long-haul operation.
The new service, which was announced recently by AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes will connect between the many no-frills flights into Stansted from around Europe and AirAsia's regional no-frills network.
However there will be no through tickets and passengers taking advantage of the cheap flights to Kuala Lumpar will have to book separate flights, collect and re-check bags and pay for drinks and food on board.
Fernandes went on to say that average one-way fares on the Stansted service will be £150, undercutting existing fares to Malaysia via Singapore, Hong Kong and the Gulf state hubs.