AirAsia celebrates 300 millionth passenger milestone

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AirAsia has reached the impressive milestone of carrying 300 million passengers.

AirAsia reached its 100-millionth milestone in October 2010 and celebrated the 200-millionth mark three years later in September 2013. In a little less than two years, the number of guests flown across the group has grown to 300 million.

Jodie Lazuardie, a 30-year-old Art Director based in Jakarta was the lucky guest who booked the 300-millionth AirAsia seat. Jodie’s flight booking from Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta earned him a once-in-a-lifetime experience and three million points from AirAsia’s loyalty program.

Upon landing in Jakarta, Jodie was treated to a Red Carpet experience which included a private pick up from the plane, fast-track immigration clearance and priority baggage handling, all the while being escorted by a group of AirAsia cabin crew. Jodie was also driven from the airport to The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Pacific Place by a private chauffeur, where he was welcomed by AirAsia Group’s management team.

Among those present to welcome Jodie were Co-Founder and Group CEO of AirAsia Tony Fernandes, Co-Founder and Group CEO of AirAsia X Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, CEO of AirAsia Indonesia Sunu Widyatmoko, CEO of Indonesia AirAsia X Dendy Kurniawan, CEO of Malaysia AirAsia Aireen Omar, Acting CEO of AirAsia X Benyamin Ismail, CEO of Thai AirAsia Tassapon Bijleveld, CEO of Thai AirAsia X Nadda Buranasiri, Chairman of Philippines AirAsia Maan Hontiveros and Alice Goh, CEO of AirAsia Big.

Tony Fernandes said, “When we started AirAsia 14 years ago, we merely had two aircraft in operation supported by 250 staff across five destinations in Malaysia. Today, we have established operations in five countries including Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, and India with over 17,000 Allstars. We paint the sky red everyday with 199 aircraft flying to over 100 destinations in 22 countries. It took hard work and sheer determination to get to where we are today and together, we will continue to revolutionise air travel, to serve the underserved and most importantly, to give back to the communities in which we operate.”