AirAsia to fly to S'pore-Bangkok

AirAsia to fly to S'pore-Bangkok

SINGAPORE: Malaysian budget airline AirAsia plans to begin services between Singapore and Thailand starting next month, local media reported Tuesday.

Singapore's Civil Aviation Authority, which manages the city- state's Changi Airport, has been notified that AirAsia intends to launch a service between Changi and Bangkok, the Straits Times newspaper reported citing an unnamed spokesman for the authority.

Currently, AirAsia operates out of Senai airport in the neighboring Malaysian state of Johor, offering cheap flights to Kuala Lumpur.

It takes about 45 minutes to one hour to drive from Singapore to Senai airport.

The company previously has said it will begin a Senai-Bangkok route with fares from as low as 49.99 Singapore dollars (US$28.70) starting next month.

Malaysia-based AirAsia began its first international services in December last year between Malaysia and Phuket, Thailand, and plans to add other destinations in Thailand and Indonesia soon. -- AP