AirAsia flies to new destinations

AirAsia flies to new destinations

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's budget airline AirAsia on Wednesday
launched flights to five new domestic destinations from Senai
airport in southern Johor state near Singapore.

The daily flights to Penang, Kuching, Langkawi, Kota Kinabalu
and Miri "fit nicely with our plans to turn Senai airport into
AirAsia's southern hub," said the airline's chief executive Tony
Fernandes.

"While initial destinations served are domestic routes, we
will start flying to Bangkok by February 2004 and soon to other
regional destinations.

"We are targeting vacationers and the business community to
use these new services, primarily tapping the Johor market of
more than 2.6 million people and Singapore's own population," he
said in a statement.

Fernandes said recently the pioneering airline remains
interested in flying out of Singapore itself despite not getting
concessions on lower airport charges and discussions were
continuing with the Civil Aviation Authority. --AFP