AirAsia X records strong first quarter
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AirAsia X, the long haul low fare affiliate of AirAsia, announced that in the first quarter of 2011, it carried 640,000 passengers, an increase of 56.5% over the same quarter in 2010. Indian cities of Mumbai and New Delhi were among six new routes that were added by AirAsia X in Q1-2011, in addition to Tehran, Seoul, Tokyo, and Paris. In terms of passenger traffic, AirAsia X grew by 60% to 3.6 billion Revenue-Passenger-Kms (RPKs) for Q1-2011, making it the second largest low-cost carrier in Southeast Asia, after AirAsia Malaysia.Azran Osman-Rani, CEO of AirAsia X said, “Our continued rapid growth trajectory is testament to the breakthrough long-haul model that we have pioneered, which unlocks significant latent demand that exists between Southeast Asia and the major markets in North Asia, Australia, India, Middle East and Europe, which is unserved by traditional low-cost carriers. The longer range of our aircraft is perfectly suited for the geographically dispersed Asia-Pacific landscape.”
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