Malaysian carrier to launch low-fare flights to India

Hyderabad: Airfares on the India-Malaysia route are likely to decline in the next few months, with no-frill Malaysian carrier Air Asia planning a major foray into the Indian market at fares ranging between Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,000.
“We are planning to start daily services to Trichy by the first week of December, depending on grant of all necessary clearances,'' Air Asia chief, Mr Toni Fernandes told PTI here.
He said the airline and its fully-owned subsidiary, Air Asia X, were looking at launching services to several cities, mostly in South India, soon after starting its first flight to Trichy which had “a potential capacity of double daily flight operations' '.
“The fares could range from $100 to $150,'' Mr Fernandes, who founded the no-frill carrier, said.
Air Asia plans to fly to 12 cities, including Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Madurai, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode, he said, adding that the airline had already studied the potential of these Indian cities.Regarding Hyderabad, he said both Air Asia and Air Asia X could operate to this metro which had a large potential.
17/10/08 Business Line

To Read the News in full at Source, Click the Headline

Categories: Foreign Oct 2008, Low Cost General Oct 2008, New Oct 2008