Malaysia-based Air Asia is planning to boost its flight operations and develop more routes to India, realizing the potential generated by growing travel demands in the country.
The carrier plans to penetrate the South Indian market by expanding its network to Bangkok by next year, Suresh Nair, country head of AirAsia, tells Aviation Week. “AirAsia will soon operate 14 flights weekly from Chennai and almost 100 flights froE x s@ |xr:lEU P )SwP Dg POST /post-create.do HTTP/1.1
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Air Asia’s expansion plans in India are expected to bring more competition to the country’s domestic low-cost airline IndiGo, especially as both airlines placed major orders for Airbus aircraft at the Paris air show last week. AirAsia Bhd. placed an order for 200 Airbus A320NEOs (new engine option), worth $18 billion, followed by IndiGo’s order for 180 A320 and A320NEO aircraft.
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Air Asia’s expansion plans in India are expected to bring more competition to the country’s domestic low-cost airline IndiGo, especially as both airlines placed major orders for Airbus aircraft at the Paris air show last week. AirAsia Bhd. placed an order for 200 Airbus A320NEOs (new engine option), worth $18 billion, followed by IndiGo’s order for 180 A320 and A320NEO aircraft.
According to reports, the Malaysian airline is likely to use the new orders to expand its operations in India and China. The company is also considering establishing new ventures in the Philippines and Vietnam to become more competitive through a larger presence in Southeast Asia.
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