On
8 December, 2001, Tune Air Sdn Bhd officially acquired 99.25
per cent equity
(51.68 million shares) in AirAsia from DRB-Hicom, one of Malaysias
giant conglomerates. Tune Air Sdn Bhd is the holding company,
while AirAsia remains as the operating company. With this
acquisition, AirAsia, Malaysias second national airline,
became Asias first low fare, ticketless airline.
AirAsia
currently operates over 100 point-to-point domestic and international
flights from its hubs in Kuala Lumpur International Airport
( KLIA) and Senai Airport, Johor Bahru in Malaysia; Bangkok
International Airport in Thailand; and Soekarno-Hatta International
Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia.
AirAsia
offers a simple no frills service at fares that
are on average significantly lower than those offered by traditional
full-service airlines. Modeled on successful low fare airlines
such as the U.S.-based Southwest Airlines and Dublin-based
Ryanair, AirAsia was established to create a new aviation
product in Malaysia, one that would revolutionise air travel,
and grow the local aviation market by providing incredibly
low fares so more people can fly.
Destinations
from KLIA
* MALAYSIA: Alor Star, Johor Bahru, Kota Bharu, Kota Kinabalu,
Kuala Terengganu, Kuching, Labuan, Langkawi, Miri, PenaSibu,
Sandakanng, , Bintulu and Tawau
* THAILAND: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Hat Yai and Phuket
* INDONESIA: Bali, Bandung, Jakarta, Medan, Padang, Solo and
Surabaya
* MACAU
* PHILIPINES: Clark
Destinations
from Johor Bahru
* MALAYSIA: Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Miri, Penang
and Sibu
Destinations
from Bangkok ( Thailand)
* THAILAND: Chiangmai, Chiang Rai, Hatyai, Khon Khaen, Narathiwat
Phuket, Ubon Ratchathani and Udon Thani
* SINGAPORE
* MALAYSIA: Penang, Kota Kinabalu and Kuala Lumpur
* MACAU
* CHINA: Xiamen
Destinations
from Jakarta ( Indonesia)
* INDONESIA: Bali, Balikpapan, Batam, Medan, Padang and Surabaya
* MALAYSIA: Kuala Lumpur
For
additional information, please visit
- AirAsia.Com
- Air Asia
Wikipedia Entry
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