Air Asia X, komt er eindelijk schot in de zaak ?

[chinaski]

http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.as ... c=business

Quote:
AirAsia X to fly to London by year-end

By EUGENE MAHALINGAM

SEPANG: AirAsia X Sdn Bhd, the long-haul low-cost carrier and sister company of AirAsia Bhd, is targeting flights to London by year-end.

Chief executive officer Azran Osman-Rani said it hoped to have flights to London in time for Christmas. The time frame was to accommodate delivery of a long-haul aircraft that it hoped to secure within six months.

“We need to get a plane that is capable of accommodating direct flights. Right now, we do not have the plane but over the next six months, we hope to get at least one, if not two,” he said prior to the unveiling of AirAsia’s AT&T Williams Formula One A320 aircraft yesterday.

“If we use our existing fleet, we would need to stop in between. That would not bode well when competing against the more aggressive Middle Eastern airlines.”

AirAsia X, which covers flights that are longer than four hours, began flying passengers last November. Its first destination was Australia’s Gold Coast, which had already registered over 100,000 bookings to date, according to Azran.

He also said having flights to London would be a significant boost to the group.

“It is going to be huge. For our flights to the Gold Coast for instance, travellers from Britain were the third highest number of passengers after Malaysians and Australians,” he said.

“This means that (British) travellers are actually coming to Malaysia to fly to Australia. Today, people travelling to and from Britain and Australia are paying a fortune for tickets and we can offer similar trips at a fraction of the cost,” Azran added.

Meanwhile, AirAsia is now flying an A320 aircraft bearing the colours of the AT&T Williams Formula One racing car.

The unveiling of the aircraft yesterday was held to coincide with the 10th edition of the F1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix this Sunday.

The unveiling also marks the group’s extended three-year partnership with the AT&T Williams Formula One team. Drivers Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima were present at the event.

[Wouter_Udon]

Het is te hopen dat je met Air Asia op deze intercontinentale vlucht fatsoenlijke beenruimte krijgt.

[JohanS]

Het is te hopen dat je met Air Asia op deze intercontinentale vlucht fatsoenlijke beenruimte krijgt.

Verwacht zeker niet meer dan bv bij LTU. Het is kunst en vliegwerk om je tussen de stoelen te wingen.
Daar ligt namelijk een stuk van hun winst.

[chinaski]

Ja, inzake comfort wordt het ongetwijfeld Spartaans, en veel bagage zal je ook niet moeten meenemen (of tenzij mits bijbetaling)
Ben toch benieuwd naar de prijzen, hoewel met mijn 1m84 en 92 kg...

[Fritsie]

Laatste keer niets geen problemen gehad toen ik 22 kg incheckte. De dame achter de balie maakte me er alleen attent op dat je maar 15 kg mee mag nemen......net als diverse voorgaande keren trouwens