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AirAsia gives 500,000 free seats to stimulate air travel
“During a time when most people are cutting down on traveling and
holiday-making, AirAsia comes up with an irresistible alternative that
reinforces its commitment to grow tourism in the region,” Kathleen Tan, regional
head of commercial at AirAsia said.
Tan said in a statement that the 500,000 regional free seats campaign was an
important impetus to boost tourist numbers and spread the economic benefits
brought on by tourism. Such tickets are for flying late this year.
“This campaign allows travelers from all sectors to easily fly to our
destinations and experience more of the region’s unique cultural offerings and
enjoy various oriental landscapes,” Tan said. “We foresee interest in Southeast
Asia and China to snowball among travelers from within and from outside the
region.”
Bui Duc Hanh, Hanoi station manager of Thai AirAsia – a Bangkok-based member of
the AirAsia group, said holders of the free tickets would be able to fly from
Vietnam to many destinations that AirAsia now flied to in Southeast Asia, China
and Australia.
AirAsia’s newest promotion enables passengers to fly to HCMC and other
attractive spots including Bali and Jakarta of Indonesia, Bangkok and Phuket of
Thailand, Langkawi and Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia, Siem Reap of Cambodia,
Singapore, Gold Coast, Melbourne and Perth of Australia, Hong Kong, Hangzhou of
China, and many more.
Hanh told the Daily on the phone on Tuesday that with the free seats customers
were required to pay airport tax and administration fee of some US$57.4 for an
AirAsia return flight between Vietnam and Bangkok, and around US$41.4 for a trip
between Vietnam and Kuala Lumpur.
Customers can book zero-fare tickets on www.airasia.com or via mobile phone at
mobile.airasia.com for travel on AirAsia’s daily flights from Vietnam to Bangkok
and Kuala Lumpur, she said.
The free seats are available for booking from February 10 to 15 for travel from
October 12 to January 31, 2010.
Guests can also buy holiday packages at goholiday.airasia.com, where they may
choose their holiday lodgings from over 50,000 hotels.
AirAsia now operates more than 108 routes to cities in all ASEAN countries,
China, India and Australia.
Source:SGT |
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