Air Asia
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AirAsia is a low cost airline based in Malaysia. Asia's leading low fare no frills airline and first to introduce "ticketless" traveling.
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History
Originally founded by a government-owned conglomerate DRB-Hicom, the heavily indebted airline was purchased by former Time Warner executive Tony Fernandes's company Tune Air Sdn Bhd for the token sum of one ringgit on December 2nd, 2001. Fernandes proceeded to engineer a remarkable turnaround, turning a profit in 2002 and launching new routes from its hub in Kuala Lumpur International Airport at breakneck speed, undercutting former monopoly operator Malaysia Airlines with promotional fares as low as RM10 (US $2.50).
In 2003, AirAsia opened a second hub at Senai Airport in Johor Bahru near Singapore and launched its first international flights to Thailand. AirAsia has since started a Thai AirAsia subsidiary, added Singapore itself to the destination list, and started flights to Indonesia. Flights to Macau started in June 2004. Beginning April 2005 AirAsia flies to Mainland China (Xiamen) and the Philippines (Manila - Clark International Airport)
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AirAsia Co would become the first Asian low-cost airline to serve destinations in China when it will start operating flights between Bangkok and Xiamen from April 25. AirAsia's low-fare Xiamen service will compete with Thai Airways International and Xiamen Airlines Co. AirAsia plans fights to 7 cities in southern China – Guangzhou, Naning, Kunming, Wuhan, Chengdu, Chongqing and Hankou. 4 Asean countries – the Philippines, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam – are due to take off by September 2005
Associate Companies
Thai-AirAsia operates from its hub in Bangkok. It flies to Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Khon Kaen, Narathiwat, Phuket, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani and internationally to Penang, Kota Kinabalu, Singapore and Macau
In December 2004, AirAsia's Indonesian associated company Awair was relaunched with Jakarta as its hub. It flies to Balikpapan, Denpasar, Medan, Padang, Surabaya
Fleet
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The AirAsia fleet consists of 20 Boeing 737-300 aircraft (at March 2005).
AirAsia also ordered 60 Airbus A320 with the option of 40 more to replace their ageing Boeing 737-300 fleet, the first Airbus A320 is expected to arrive in January 2006.
Call Centres
- Within Malaysia* 1 300 88 99 33
- Outside Malaysia* +603 7884 9000
- Within Thailand* 0 2515 9999
- Within Indonesia* 0804 1 333333
- Within Philippines*
- Within Macau* 852 3167 2299
- Within Singapore* 6733 9933
Services
Asia
East Asia
Southeast Asia
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
- Balikpapan BPN (Sepinggan Airport)
- Bandung BDO (Husein Sastranegara Airport)
- Denpasar DPS (Ngurah Rai International Airport)
- Jakarta CGK (Soekarno-Hatta International Airport), Hub, Destinations: BPN, DPS, MES, PDG, SUB, KUL
- Medan MES (Polonia International Airport)
- Padang PDG (Tabing Airport)
- Surabaya SUB (Juanda International Airport)
- Laos
- Malaysia
- Alor Star AOS
- Bintulu BTU
- Johor Bahru JHB (Senai International Airport), Hub, Destinations: KUL, BKI, KCH, MYY, PEN, SBW
- Kota Bahru KBR
- Kota Kinabalu BKI (Kota Kinabalu International Airport), Hub, Destinations: KUL, BKK, CRK, JHB
- Kuala Lumpur KUL (Kuala Lumpur International Airport), Home Base, Destinations: MFM, CGK, BDO, DPS, MES, PDG, SUB, AOS, BTU, JHB, KBR, TGG, KCH, LBU, LGK, MYY, PEN, SDK, SBW, CRK, BKK, HDY, HKT
- Kuala Terengganu TGG
- Kuching KCH (Kuching International Airport)
- Labuan LBU (Labuan International Airport)
- Langkawi LGK (Langkawi International Airport)
- Miri MYY
- Penang PEN (Penang International Airport)
- Sandakan SDK
- Sibu SBW
- Tawau TWU
- Philippines
- Angeles City CRK (Diosdado Macapagal International Airport) (also serves Manila)
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Bangkok BKK (Bangkok International Airport), Hub, Destinations: MFM, XMN, KUL, BKI, PEN, JHB, CEI, CNX, HDY, HKT, KKC, NAW, UBN, UTH, SIN
- Chiang Mai CNX (Chiang Mai International Airport)
- Chiang Rai CEI (Chiang Rai International Airport)
- Hat Yai HDY (Hat Yai International Airport)
- Khon Kaen KKC
- Narathiwat NAW
- Phuket HKT (Phuket International Airport)
- Ubon Ratchathani UBN
- Udon Thani UTH
- Vietnam
AirAsia Timeline
- 15-06-05 Bangkok-Hanoi reported plan
- 24-05-05 Johor Baharu-Sibu reported plan
- 25-04-05 Thai AirAsia launched Bangkok-Xiamen service.
- 05-04-05 AirAsia launched Kuala Lumpur-Manila (Clark) and Kota Kinabalu-Manila (Clark) services. Its first flight AK 32 touched down at Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Clark this morning with 123 passengers on board which included businessmen from Malaysia, tourists from United Kingdom, Australia and the Philippines.
- 17-02-05 AWAIR serves Jakarta-Padang with fares beginning Rp 89,000
- 08-02-05 Thai-AirAsia today inaugurated the Bangkok-Narathiwat route
- 09-01-05 The newly reborn AWAIR - a budget airline 49% owned by Malaysia's Air Asia commenced its Jakarta-Bali and Jakarta-Surabaya services on January 9, 2005 with fares from Rp. 49,000
- 15-12-04 Thai-AirAsia flies Kuala Lumpur-Macau
- 08-12-04 AWAIR began Jakarta-Medan, Jakarta-Balikpapan services.
- 08-11-04 AirAsia flies Kuala Lumpur-Padang, sixth Indonesian destination from Kuala Lumpur, after Bandung, Surabaya, Jakarta, Bali and Medan
- 05-11-04 Singapore-Phuket Thai AirAsia launches today its first non stop link between Phuket and Singapore
- 03-09-04 AirAsia’s 2nd flight to Kuala Lumpur-Sibu was officially launched
- 30-08-04 AirAsia’s first flight Kuala Lumpur-Bintulu 356 takes off at 0750 with fares from RM79.99 one way
- 27-08-04 AirAsia’s maiden Kuala Lumpur-Medan flight AK 930 departs from KLIA at 0800 with fares from RM 79.99 / Rp 199.999 one way
- 27-08-04 AirAsia’s 20th Boeing 737-300 arrives in KLIA
- 25-08-04 AirAsia receives delivery of its 19th aircraft with a unique design featuring a picture of AirAsia cabin crew on the aircraft’s tail
- 05-08-04 AirAsia’s maiden flight to Denpasar (BALI) AK 900 takes off at 0710 hours from KLIA with fares from RM 99.99 / Rp 248.999
- 05-08-04 AirAsia’s scheduled inaugural from Kuala Lumpur-Hat Yai flight AK 862 takes off from KL International Airport at 1405 hours with fares from RM 69.99/THB 700
- 14-07-04 AirAsia’s 18 th Boeing 737-300 arrives in KLIA
- 05-07-04 AirAsia’s associate company Thai AirAsia’s maiden flight to Macau takes off from Bangkok International Airport at 1435 hours with fares from Baht 679 / MOP 149
- 01-07-04 AirAsia’s inaugural flight Kuala Lumpur-Jakarta AK953 takes off from KL International Airport at 1320 hours with fares from RM99.99
- 16-06-04 Bangkok-Penang: AirAsia’s inaugural flight from Bangkok to Penang FD720 takes off from Bangkok International Airport at 1000 hours with fares from RM89.99
- 08-06-04 AirAsia is officially known as AirAsia Berhad
- 10-05-04 AirAsia’s 4th owned aircraft (16th Boeing 737-300) arrives in KLIA
- 15-04-04 Kuala Lumpur-Surabaya: AirAsia’s maiden flight to Surabaya AK912, takes off from KL International Airport at 1550 hours with fares from RM139.99
- 12-04-04 Kuala Lumpur-Bandung: AirAsia's inaugural flight to Bandung, AK960, takes off from KL International Airport at 0730 hours with fares from RM99.99
- 18-03-04 Thai AirAsia announces new routes from its Bangkok hub linking the nation’s capital to Chiang Rai (from March 28), Udon Thani (from April 7) and Nakhon Ratchasima (from April 8)
- 10-03-04 AirAsia lands in Indonesia for the first time in Bandung with an entourage consisting members of the media. The flight was received by Mr. Numan Hakim, Vice Governor of West Java
- 16-02-04 Bangkok-Singapore: Thai AirAsia's first international flight from Bangkok to Singapore takes off with fares from Baht 1,300 (S$ 59.99) one way
- 12-02-04 Thai AirAsia commences Bangkok-Khon Khaen route
- 03-02-04 Thai AirAsia started Bangkok-Phuket, Chiang Mai and Hat Yai services
- 13-01-04 AirAsia launches its low fares in Thailand with 20,000 seats going at Baht 99 from its new Bangkok hub to Chiang Mai, Phuket, Hat Yai and Khon Khaen
- 18-12-03 The launch of AirAsia's flight Johor Bahru-Miri
- 20-11-03 AirAsia's first owned aircraft (10th Boeing 737-300) arrives in KLIA
- 13-11-03 AirAsia launches its first regional flight Kuala Lumpur-Phuket
- 12-11-03 AirAsia announces joint venture with Shin Corporation of Thailand to form a low fare * carrier in Thailand with the establishment of AirAsia Aviation Co. Ltd.
- 31-10-03 AirAsia launches Johor Bahru as its 2nd hub. Operations will commence in December with direct point-to-point flights from Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Langkawi and Penang
- 22-10-03 AirAsia's inaugural flight to Johor Bahru, AK550, departs from KL International Airport (KLIA) at 0730 hours with fares from RM19.99
- 20-10-03 AirAsia's ninth Boeing 737-300 arrives in KLIA
- 12-10-03 AirAsia's eighth Boeing 737-300 arrives in KLIA
- 19-08-03 AirAsia introduces the World's First Airline SMS Booking
- 14-04-03 AirAsia's inaugural flight to Sibu, AK780, takes off at 0745 hours with fares from RM139.99
- 24-01-03 6th aircraft operation begins with increased frequencies to Kuching (from 4 to 5 daily flights), Labuan (from 4 times a week to daily flights), Langkawi (2nd daily flight), and Penang (from 2 to 3 daily flights).
- 25-12-02 AirAsia's sixth Boeing 737-300 arrives in KLIA
- 09-11-02 AirAsia's inaugural special flight to Kuala Terengganu, AK792 takes off at 1250hours
- 06-09-02 AirAsia launches its historic non-stop-direct flight to Tawau, Sabah.
- 10-07-02 AirAsia's inaugural flight to Miri, AK762, takes off at 0630 hours with fares from RM139.99
- 08-07-02 AirAsia's fifth Boeing 737-300 arrives at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
- 04-07-02 AirAsia begins operations in KLIA. First flight, AK702 takes off at 0700 hours to Kota Kinabalu. AirAsia flew on 100% load
- 03-07-02 AirAsia's last flights land in the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang: AK705 from Kota Kinabalu, AK731 from Kuching and AK713 from Penang
- 06-06-02 AirAsia's fourth Boeing 737-300 arrives at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang
- 10-05-02 AirAsia introduces online booking through its website at www.airasia.com
- 18-04-02 AirAsia becomes Asia's first airline to go ticketless.
- 05-03-02 AirAsia's new destination to Penang is officially launched
- 05-01-02 AirAsia announces its new "low fares no frills" concept and its "New Fares New Destinations" to Penang and Kota Bharu. Inaugural flights to the 2 new destinations were launched
- 06-01-02 AirAsia's third Boeing 737-300 is flown from the US to the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang
- 08-12-01 Tune Air officially takes over AirAsia, Malaysia's second national carrier by acquiring 99.25% equity DRB-Hicom has in AirAsia, which amounts to 51.68 million shares
- 08-09-01 Tune Air Sdn Bhd signs Sales & Purchase Agreement with DRB-Hicom
External Links
- AirAsia (http://www.airasia.com)
- AirAsia E-Group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airasia/)
- AirAsia Fleet Detail (http://www.planemad.net/Airline/MY/AirAsia_(AK_AXM)/Fleet.htm?show=all)
- AirAsia Passenger Opinions (http://www.airlinequality.com/Forum/air_asia.htm)
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