{"id":16894,"date":"2013-12-13T09:59:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T09:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/airasia-x-welcomes-increased-competition-with-fares-from-99\/"},"modified":"2013-12-13T09:59:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-13T09:59:00","slug":"airasia-x-welcomes-increased-competition-with-fares-from-99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/12\/airasia-x-welcomes-increased-competition-with-fares-from-99\/","title":{"rendered":"AirAsia X Welcomes Increased Competition with Fares from $99*"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/span><\/span>AirAsia X is welcoming increased competition over the skies of\u00a0<\/span>Perth<\/b>\u00a0with a red hot fare to\u00a0<\/span>Kuala Lumpur<\/b>\u00a0from just\u00a0<\/span>$99<\/b>* one way.<\/span><\/span>

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The Super Special Deal from Perth to AirAsia X\u2019s Malaysian hub is available for booking for 48 hours only\u00a0(12-13\u00a0December), and valid for travel\u00a013 January to 28 February 2014.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cWe think there\u2019s no better way to welcome increased competition over the skies of Perth than with a great, big, super low fare,\u201d AirAsia X Head of International Marketing Stuart Myerscough said.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cThe commencement of more competition in Perth will help stimulate travel for all operators and provide greater choice and lower air fares for travellers.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cAirAsia X has long championed low cost travel and we look forward to seeing increasingly competitive airfares as more players enter the local market.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n

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AirAsia X last month boosted its flight frequencies from Perth to its hub in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to double daily services, rising from nine flights per week.<\/span><\/div>\n

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The leading low cost airline began services in Perth in November 2008 with six weekly flights.<\/span><\/div>\n

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One of AirAsia X\u2019s strengths is the breadth of its network where guests can access over 80 destinations across 23 countries.<\/span><\/div>\n

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From Kuala Lumpur, travellers can fly on to a huge range of destinations including\u00a0Beijing<\/b>,\u00a0Siem Reap<\/b>,\u00a0Guangzhou<\/b>,Bangalore<\/b>,\u00a0Vientiane<\/b>,\u00a0Lombok<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Yangon<\/b>.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Using AirAsia X\u2019s Fly-Thru service from Perth, travellers can also fly to a wide selection of great holiday destinations such as\u00a0Hong\u00a0<\/b>Kong<\/b>,\u00a0Bali<\/b>,\u00a0Osaka<\/b>,\u00a0Langkawi<\/b>,\u00a0Singapore<\/b>,\u00a0Seoul<\/b>,\u00a0Taipei<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Kathmandu<\/b>.<\/span><\/div>\n

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The Fly-Thru service allows guests to easily connect between two different flights via the Kuala Lumpur Low Cost Carrier Terminal.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Operating in\u00a0Perth<\/b>,\u00a0Sydney<\/b>, the\u00a0Gold Coast<\/b>,\u00a0Melbourne<\/b>\u00a0and most recently\u00a0Adelaide<\/b>, AirAsia X now offers 54 flights and over 20,000 seats per week out of Australia to\u00a0Kuala Lumpur<\/b>.<\/span><\/div>\n

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AirAsia Indonesia also operates direct\u00a0Bali<\/b>\u00a0flights from\u00a0Perth<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Darwin.<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

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AirAsia X was lauded the\u00a0World\u2019s Best Low Cost Airline Premium Seat and the World’s Best Low Cost Airline Premium Class titles at the 2013 Skytrax World Airline Awards which took place at the Paris Airshow. The AirAsia Group also received its fifth consecutive year title as\u00a0the World\u2019s Best and Asia\u2019s Best Low Cost Airline at the 2013 Skytrax World Airline Awards.<\/span><\/div>\n
AirAsia X is expected to become Australia\u2019s fourth largest foreign carrier with the expansion of its long-haul fleet of Airbus A330-300s which will comprise 17 aircraft by the end of this month.<\/span><\/div>\n
For bookings or further information visit\u00a0www.airasia.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Flights and fares are subject to availability.<\/span><\/div>\n
Travellers can also log onto AirAsia\u2019s one-stop travel portal at\u00a0AirAsiaGo.com<\/a>\u00a0which offers a range of more than 80,000 three-star, five-star and boutique hotels to choose from.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

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* Flights and fares are subject to availability. Availability of connecting flights are subject to timings of the individual flights. Seats are limited and not available on all flights\/days or at peak periods. Fares include airport taxes & surcharges. Processing fee is applicable for online bookings made by credit, debit or charge card. Fees apply for checked baggage except on Premium Flat Bed fares. Other terms and conditions apply. Booking period\u00a012 December 2013 \u2013 13 December 2013, or until sold out. Travel period\u00a013 January 2014 \u2013 28 February 2014. Lowest possible sale fares are one-way online at\u00a0airasia.com<\/a>. Next best possible fare available via phone with additional $25 service fee. All amounts are in Australian dollars unless stated otherwise.<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n

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AirAsia X is welcoming increased competition over the skies of\u00a0Perth\u00a0with a red hot fare to\u00a0Kuala Lumpur\u00a0from just\u00a0$99* one way. The Super Special Deal from Perth to AirAsia X\u2019s Malaysian hub is available for booking for 48 hours only\u00a0(12-13\u00a0December), and valid for travel\u00a013 January to 28 February 2014. \u201cWe think there\u2019s no better way to welcome […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16894\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}