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AirAsia India will launch its flight services to more cities next fiscal as part of its robust network expansion plans for 2020-21. The Bengaluru-based carrier flies to Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. At present, it flies to 21 destinations pan-India with a fleet of 27 A320 aircraft. “We continue to strengthen our network across India. With […]
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AirAsia India has expanded network with the addition of a daily service between New Delhi and Chennai from September. A joint venture between Tata Sons and AirAsia Berhad, the airline also announced ticket sales for the new flight beginning 20 September. “The new daily direct flight between Chennai and New Delhi will help boost our
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AirAsia India has announced plans to strengthen its regional service today. Following the recent grounding of Jet Airways the airline plans to fulfill customer demand for destinations in key markets like Mumbai and Delhi by leasing nine narrow-bodied Airbus A320s by 2020 — taking its domestic fleet number up to thirty. The airline, a joint
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Following raids on AirAsia’s India offices in Mumbai on 29 May, investigating allegations of corruption and bribery, India’s Central Bureau of Investigation has summoned CEO Tony Fernandes, AirAsia India’s non-executive director R Venkataramanan and Bo Lingam CEO of operations for questioning on 6 June, according to an article in the Financial Express.
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AirAsia India is aiming to launch international operations later this year, following the expansion of its fleet. The Economic Times reported the low-cost carrier’s CEO, Amar Abrol, as saying that he is targeting a fleet size of 20 aircraft by September or October 2017, enabling it to launch international flights. Under Indian regulations, airlines must
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AirAsia India experienced a sharp rise in passenger traffic in the first quarter of 2017, as the fledgling low-cost carrier continued to expand its operations. For the three months to 31 March, the airline carried a total of 840,000 passengers, up 57% compared to the same period last year. This growth outpaced a 50% increase
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AirAsia saw a sharp rise in its passenger traffic in the first quarter of 2017. In the first three months of the year, the group’s five short-haul budget airlines carried a combined total of 15.23 million passengers, up 9% year-on-year. This exceeded a 5% increase in the group’s seat capacity, allowing AirAsia’s average load factor
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Top Asian beach resorts get first direct link Where? Sanya (China) to U-Tapao (Thailand) When? Three times a week, effective immediately Who? Hainan Airlines Why? Providing the first ever direct connection between Sanya, China’s top beach resort, and Pattaya (pictured), the popular Thai tourist town Anything else? U-Tapao was a base for US Air Force’s
AirAsia India has unveiled plans to launch a trio of new domestic routes. Effective 19 February 2017, the low-cost carrier will commence flights from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport to the cities of Bagdogra in West Bengal state, Pune in Maharashtra state, and Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. All three routes will be operated daily
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AirAsia broke through the 50 million passenger barrier again in 2016, as demand for its short-haul flights continued to flourish. The low-cost carrier group boarded a total of 56.59m passengers last year, 12% more than in 2015. This growth rate far exceeded a 4% expansion of seat capacity, which allowed AirAsia’s average load factor to
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