Kolkata: Following a strategic review of its operations (TTG Asia e-Daily, January 28, 2013), AirAsia has decided not to launch flights from Singapore to India and China.
According to an earlier press statement, AirAsia claims that routes less than three hours allow better revenue returns due to more sectors flown.
The carrier’s CEO Tony Fernandes said: “Routes originating out of Singapore to larger-population countries like China and India tend to be more than five hours, hence AirAsia’s decision not to proceed with any venture there in the foreseeable future.”
Most major Indian cities such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai are approximately a five-hour flight from Singapore or the rest of South-east Asia.
31/01/13 Shekhar Niyogi/TTG Asia
