AirAsia X adds Seoul to destinations
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia X announced its latest international route from Kuala Lumpur to Seoul, Korea, the eleventh destination for the airline after Australia, India, Taiwan, China and Europe.
The long-haul, low-fare AirAsia X will commence services and fly direct to Incheon International Airport, Seoul on Nov 1, 2010 with direct daily flights between Seoul and Kuala Lumpur.
To mark the opening for sale of the new route, AirAsia X is offering a promotional all-in fare from as low as RM99 (Base fare: RM74 + Airport tax: RM25) from Kuala Lumpur to Seoul for the booking period from August 4 to 8, 2010 for the travel period from Nov 1, 2010 to Aug 11, 2011.
The airline said promotional seats were limited and available on first-come, first-served basis and made exclusively available online via www.airasia.com and mobile.airasia.com.
In a statement on Monday, Aug 2, AirAsia X chief executive officer Azran Osman-Rani said the airline's commencement of daily services to Seoul could not have come at the most opportune timing in November to coincide with major school holidays and year end festive season where travel demand is peak and fares are super high.
"This is what AirAsia X is about — providing affordable international travel for everyone. Our daily services between Seoul and Kuala Lumpur during the peak period at Christmas will open up the skies at a time when many people have holidays and are seeking cost effective and exciting vacations in new locations.
"We estimate that more than 60% of AirAsia X passengers to and from Seoul will be first time visitors, which will contribute significantly to tourism growth, allowing AirAsia X the opportunity to open up new market segments from Malaysia and Korea with its low fares," said Azran.
Written by Surin Murugiah
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