AirAsia – Cheap flights to Asia
Lowest airfare to Guangzhou, Haikou, Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen, Bandar Seri Begawan, Jakarta, Bangkog, Kuala Lumpur, Manila:
About: AirAsia is a low-cost airline based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It operates scheduled domestic and international flights and is Asia’s leading low fare, no frills airline. AirAsia pioneered low cost carrier in Asia. It is also the first airline in the region to implement fully ticketless travel and unassigned seats. AirAsia has been expanding rapidly and is very popular among the travelling public thanks to its frequent low fare deals.
Base: AirAsia main base is the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) and secondary bases are at Kota Kinabalu International Airport, Kuching International Airport. Senai International Airport Its affliate airlines Thai AirAsia and Indonesia AirAsia fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand and Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Indonesia respectively.
The Past: The airline was established in 1993 and started operations on 18 November 1996. It was originally founded by a government-owned conglomerate DRB-Hicom.
On April 5, 2007, AirAsia announced a three-year partnership with the British Formula One team AT&T Williams. The airline brand is displayed on the helmets of Nico Rosberg and Alexander Wurz, and on the bargeboards and nose of the cars.
In August 2007, Sir Richard Branson announced to take 20 percent stake in AirAsia X.
AirAsia was awarded Airline of the Year 2007 and Best Low Cost Airline in Asia by SkyTrax.
AirAsia has progressively launched value added services into the flight options. On April 24, 2007, AirAsia introduced the web check-ins. This made AirAsia the first airline in Malaysia to offer the ability to check-in online and print out boarding passes. It is now available for Malaysian domestic travel only and for those with no check-in baggage.
On May 15, 2007, a service named “Xpress Boarding” has been launched to enable passengers to get priority boarding with nominal fees. This enables the passengers to cut hassle and choose seats at ease. This product is available in all hubs including Thai AirAsia and Indonesia AirAsia.
On the pipeline, after launching web-check ins and kiosk check ins, AirAsia will later introduce PDA check-ins.
On AirAsia X flights, passengers are given a choice of purchasing extra baggage spaces, meals, comfort kit, and seat number, all with nominal fees.
Destinations: AirAsia flies to China, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Vietnam. For more info on the destinations and online booking, please refer to the official website of AirAsia.