Air Asia X eyes Aussie, Indian destinations

New long-distance budget airline Air Asia X says it will announce its first Australian destination within days, and its promotional fares to London will be as low as $11.30.
The carrier - an offshoot of Asia's biggest low cost airline Air Asia - hopes to fly to Australia for its inaugural flight from its Kuala Lumpur base in September.
It expects to offer Australians standard fares 30 to 50 per cent cheaper than its competitors, to the Malaysian capital, and then a host of far flung places, including the UK, Middle East, India and China.
Air Asia X's new chief executive Azran Osman-Rani is in Australia this week holding final talks with airports around the country.
Air Asia X has leased one plane and is looking for a second, while it awaits its order of 15 new Airbus 330s, due to come on line late next year.
Osman-Rani said Australia would "very, very likely" be the airline's first destination, although discussions are also underway with two cities in China and one in India.
Promotional fares would include $US10 ($A11.30) flights to London on selected flights, but regular fares would still be significantly cheaper than full service carriers, Osman-Rani said.
24/07/07 The Age, Australia

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