AirAsia X to launch Osaka flights
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AirAsia X has announced that Osaka will become its second destination in Japan, after Tokyo. The Japanese city will be the long-haul low-cost carrier’s 16th destination when direct services from Kuala Lumpur to Kansai International Airport commence on 30 November 2011. The route will be operated four times a week (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays) using a two-class Airbus A330-300 aircraft.
The airline’s CEO, Azran Osman-Rani said; “Less than one year since the commencement of the airline’s inaugural flight to Tokyo in December 2010, we are pleased to be adding one of Japan’s commercial and economic hub into our growing international network. The four times weekly flight is expected to help meet demand from business and leisure travellers between, Southeast Asia and Japan.
“We estimate that more than 60 percent of AirAsia X passengers to and from Osaka will be first time visitors, which will contribute significantly to tourism growth, allowing AirAsia X the opportunity to open up new market segments from Osaka,” he added.
The launch marks the latest foray into Japan for AirAsia, which recently announced plans to set up a Japanese low-cost carrier based out of Tokyo’s Narita airport.
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