By NNN-Bernama,
Kuala Lumpur : Malaysia’s AirAsia, Asia’s largest lbudget airlien, has to date sold 28,000 seats for its newly launched Kuala Lumpur-Kolkata route, says a senior company official.
Open for sale on Oct 15, AirAsia says the new route will unlock the potential of international air travel from Kuala Lumpur to eastern India and its surrounding areas.
“It’s a significant achievement for this market. We are very committed to expanding and providing excellent opportunities for travellers to enjoy our unbelievable low fares and world class service,” said AirAsia’s Regional Head of Commercial Kathleen Tan in a statement over the weekend.
Tan said AirAsia was also looking forward to adding further capacity on the rouite and offer better travel value options and comfort for travellers between India and Kuala Lumpur.
“We always strive hard to continue expanding our extensive network and there are plans to initiate services to other cities in India soon,” she added.