#AirAsia India carried 0.51 million passengers during Q4 FY15

AirAsia India (“AAI”) posted load factor of 84% in Q4 FY15, up 1 ppt with a total of 0.51 million passengers carried. At the end of the quarter, AAI’s total fleet stood at 6 aircraft as 1 aircraft was added during the quarter. One new route was introduced in 4Q15: New Delhi – Visakhapatnam, whilst frequencies were increased on two routes: New Delhi – Goa and Guwahati.

22 remains of AirAsia's QZ 8501 passengers have been recovered so far

Total of twenty two remains of AirAsia,'s QZ 8501 passengers have been recovered so far.The handover of the remains from AirAsia to the families took place earlier today at Bhayangkara Hospital, Surabaya.Three more passengers on board QZ 8501 were identified as Grayson Herbert Linaksita (male), Khairunisa Haidar Fauzi (female), and Kevin Alexander Sutjipto (male).Khairunisa Haidar Fauzi was one of the flight attendants on board of QZ 850.

We are deeply saddened by the news of QZ8501. Heartfelt condolences to loved ones of those affected #togetherwestand pic.twitter.com/gFHpYAJpAq
— AirAsia (@AirAsia) December 30, 2014

Singapore's RSS Valour has recovered several items belonging to passengers from AirAsia Flight QZ 8501 on Friday morning (Jan 2).
Items recovered during the Search and Rescue (SAR) operations include one black suitcase, a gas tube and some debris from the aircraft.

Search and rescue operation for missing #AirAsia jet suspended

An AirAsia flight carrying 162 people, including one Briton, has lost contact with air traffic control between Indonesia and Singapore.
Rescuers scouring the Java Sea for a missing AirAsia Indonesia plane with 162 aboard halted their search at nightfall on Sunday and will resume on Monday, Indonesia’s transport ministry said.
AirAsia Flight QZ8501 was travelling from Surabaya to Singapore on Sunday morning, had 155 passengers and seven crew members on board. There were 155 Indonesians, one Singaporean, one Malaysian, one French, one British and three South Koreans.
 

Manohar Parrikar,Def Min on #AirAsia: We have to be part of international team,there are mechanisms for such things,we will coordinate
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 28, 2014

“The aircraft was on the submitted flight plan route and was requesting deviation due to en route weather before communication with the aircraft was lost while it was still under the control of the Indonesian air traffic control,” AirAsia said in a statement.
Nationality wise breakdown of passenger and crew on board QZ8501 as follows:

Nationalities of passengers:
1 Singapore
1 Malaysia
3 South Korea
1 United Kingdom
149 Indonesia

Nationalities of crew:
1 France
6 Indonesia

#AirAsia India to fly from June 12

AirAsia India would start selling tickets from tomorrow and will begin commercial flights from June 12, according to its Global chief executive officer Tony Fernandes. AirAsia India is a joint venture, partnering  AirAsia, Tata Sons Limited and Mr. Arun Bathia of Telestra Tradeplace Pvt. Ltd. recently, AirAsia India has received AOP to start flying commercially.

Very very proud to announce AirAsia India open for sale tomorrow. Wow. First flight June 12th. Ser you all In India on the 12th.
— Tony Fernandes (@tonyfernandes) May 29, 2014

 The Chennai-based airline plans to offer fares lower than its competitors by keeping a tight check on costs and would fly to most cities across India. The airline aims to have a fleet of between 28 and 30 leased, Airbus A320 single-aisle planes by December 2015. AirAsia India’s fleet will be drawn from the 475 A320 Family aircraft ordered by the AirAsia Group. Almost a third of the aircraft on order have already been delivered and are flying  on AirAsia Group’s operations out of Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila and now Chennai. Meanwhile, Jet Airways (India) Ltd., the India's second-biggest carrier, has sold a 24% stake to Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways.

AirAsia India takes delivery of its first A320

Great news! India’s newest airline, AirAsia India has taken delivery of its 1st #A320 equipped with #Sharklets pic.twitter.com/3H4RiMYW1v
— Airbus (@Airbus) March 21, 2014

India’s newest airline, AirAsia India, has taken delivery of its first aircraft, an Airbus A320 equipped with Sharklets, becoming the newest operator of the type. Chennai-based AirAsia India will take delivery of an additional nine aircraft for its initial fleet of 10 A320s, to serve India’s rapidly growing domestic air traffic. Powered by CFM engines, the aircraft is configured in an all economy layout with 180 seats.
The new airline is a joint venture between AirAsia Group, Tata Sons and Telstra Tradeplace.
“Indian domestic traffic is growing at an impressive rate and our well established and successful business model suits the market,” said Mittu Chandilya, AirAsia India CEO. “AirAsia and Airbus have a long-standing, special relationship. We are fully confident that with our new A320 fleet we will provide the Indian passenger the service and convenient travel options already offered by the AirAsia Group elsewhere in the region.
“In the next 20 years, more people will travel by air for the first time in India and China than anywhere else,” said John Leahy, Chief Operating Officer, Customers. “India’s domestic air transport growth is leading the world and will propel India to be one of the largest civil aviation markets by 2032. The launch of AirAsia India reflects this growth potential.”
AirAsia India’s fleet will be drawn from the 475 A320 Family aircraft ordered by the AirAsia Group. To date, almost a third of the aircraft on order have already been delivered and are flying  on AirAsia Group’s operations out of Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila and now Chennai. The AirAsia Group has also ordered 51 A330s and 10 A350 XWBs for its long haul affiliate AirAsia X.
The A320 Family is the world’s best-selling and most modern single aisle aircraft Family. To date, some 10,200 aircraft have been ordered and over 6,000 delivered to operators worldwide. With proven reliability and extended servicing periods, the A320 Family has the lowest operating costs of any single-aisle aircraft.

1 million free seats at AirAsia.com!

The world’s best low cost airline, AirAsia celebrates 200 million guests flown with 1 million free seats fom Kuala Lumpur to domestic and international destinations available for booking online at www.airasia.com and via AirAsia’s mobile applications on iPhone, Android devices, Blackberry10, and the mobile site mobile.airasia.com from 17th (0001hrs GMT+8) – 22nd September 2013 (2359hrs GMT+8).

AirAsia is also offering promotional fares in conjunction with the free seats* campaign with all taxes inclusive fares from as low as Rs 5000 from Chennai to Kuala Lumpur, Rs 3820 from Chennai to Bangkok, Rs 4000from Kochi/Tiruchirappalli to Kuala Lumpur,Rs 6000 from Bangalore to Kuala Lumpur Rs 5000 from Kolkata to Kuala Lumpur , Rs 3320from Kolkata to Bangkok.


Domestic destinations from Kuala Lumpur such as Penang, Langkawi, Johor Bahru, Kuala Terengganu, Kota Bharu, Alor Setar and Kota Kinabalu are included in the free seats; while Intra-East Malaysia routes such as Kota Kinabalu – Miri, Sandakan, Tawau and Kuching; as well as from Kuching – Kota Kinabalu, Bintulu, Miri, Sibu and Singapore are also included! Among the international destinations featured for free seats include Singapore, Brunei, Hat Yai and many more.

Apart from the free seats, AirAsia is also offering promotional seats with base fares from as low as Rs 1413 one way , including applicable taxes and fees from Kuala Lumpur to destinations such as Bandung, Medan, Jakarta and many others.


The travel period for this campaign will be from 7th Jan – 5th August 2014.

Siegtraund Teh, Group Chief Commercial Officer of AirAsia said, “We celebrated our 100 millionth guest flown in October 2010, and it is unbelievable that we have doubled that number in barely 3 years. Surpassing that 200 million guests’ milestone is a proud moment and we would like to thank all our guests for their support towards the AirAsia mission of ‘Now Everyone Can Fly’. We hope all our guests will enjoy the free seats & ultra-low fare seats that we are offering and take advantage of the additional frequencies & new routes that we have added to our network which spans across 85 destinations in 20 countries.”

AirAsia X, the long haul low fare affiliate of AirAsia is also offeringlong haul Fly-Thru promotional deals in conjunction with the free seats* campaign with all in fares from as low as Rs 9659from Chennaito China (Chengdu, Hangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai) andRs 9399 from Kochito Korea (Busan, Seoul),  Rs 10099 from Chennai to Taiwan (Taipei), Rs 9839 from Kochi to Japan (Osaka, Tokyo), Rs 11269 from Kochi to Gold Coast , Rs 10639 from Kochi to Melbourne and Rs 9969 from Kochi to Perth.

Azran Osman-Rani the CEO of AirAsia X said, “Guests are able to take advantage of this promotion and plan their trip to multiple destinations from our long-haul destinations to destinations across the AirAsia Group network. With the convenience of our Fly-Thru flights, guests from our long haul destinations such as Australia, China, Korea, Japan, Nepal and Taiwan may connect seamlessly to over 85 destinations leveraging on AirAsia’s low cost carrier network.”

For guests who prefer to travel with extra comfort, grab our affordable fares on AirAsia X’s Premium flatbeds. The premium flatbed seats feature universal power sockets, adjustable headrests and built-in personal utilities such as tray table, drink holder, reading light and privacy screen. Premium seat guests also enjoy premium complimentary products and services including Pick A Seat, Priority Check-in, Priority Boarding, Priority Baggage, 25kg Baggage Allowance, Complimentary Meal and Pillow & Duvet.

Guests are encouraged to pre-book their check-in baggage allocation online along with their flight bookings as they are able to save up to 66% as compared to checking-in their bags over the airport counter.

This promotional offer can be booked online at www.airasia.com and can also be booked at the authorized travel service centers, our online travel partners and through group desk for more than 10 guests.