| May 17, 2010 - According to The West Australian | | | | airlines we don't put fares up when our planes are full, |
| website, the AirAsia group is due to launch a new | | | | we add more flights," Mr Fernandes said. |
| airfare war to Asia tomorrow with one-way fares | | | | And unlike other airlines that were haemorrhaging red |
| expected to be just 99 Dollar or less to Bali and Kuala | | | | ink last year as passengers stayed away, AirAsia |
| Lumpur. | | | | recorded a 183 million Dollar net profit with a 24 per |
| It is understood there will be several million seats | | | | cent growth in passengers to 22.7 million, making it the |
| available Asia-wide for travel later this year and in 2011 | | | | fastest-growing and most successful airline in the |
| to all the group's 65 destinations. Previous sales by | | | | Asia-Pacific region. |
| AirAsia have sold out in hours and the airline expects | | | | The airline has 82 aircraft making 627 flights a day on |
| the seats to be snapped up. | | | | 136 routes to 18 countries throughout Asia, Australia |
| After AirAsia started offering flights from Perth to | | | | and India. |
| Kuala Lumpur in late 2008 air travel to Kuala Lumpur | | | | Those numbers are more extraordinary given that |
| leapt by 38 percent in 2009, and is up another 34 per | | | | seven years ago the airline had just two aircraft and |
| cent this year. | | | | six routes and founder Mr Fernandes rarely, if ever, |
| The airline started Bali services from Perth in 2009 and | | | | received an audience with regulators or politicians, let |
| air travel to Bali has skyrocketed - climbing 46 per cent | | | | alone a cup of coffee from a banker. |
| last year, while early figures point to another 50 per | | | | Now the red carpet is there wherever he goes as |
| cent increase this year. AirAsia will increase its Bali | | | | airports build new terminals to accommodate his |
| services to three times daily from June 1 and Kuala | | | | airline's expansion and politicians scramble to be seen |
| Lumpur to twice a day from August 1. | | | | at the airline's ever increasing occasions of ordering |
| Last month, AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes | | | | more aircraft or making new route announcements. |
| promised more flights and more bargains. "Unlike other | | | | |