AirAsia launches promotion to celebrate 100th Airbus A320

AirAsia last week welcomed the arrival of its 100th Airbus A320 and has launched special promotion to mark the milestone.

Together with its affiliates in Indonesia and Thailand, AirAsia operates the Airbus A320 aircraft for its entire route network throughout the region. Currently, both the Malaysia and Thailand operations are fully Airbus, while the Indonesia operations will be 100% Airbus by end of Q1 2012.

AirAsia Group CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said, “We started with only two aircraft ten years ago, and here we stand today with our 100th Airbus A320, making us the largest Airbus A320 aircraft operator in Southeast Asia. We have weathered many challenges, persevering in the most difficult of situations. This milestone underlines AirAsia’s commitment to continue to invest in new aircraft for the benefit of our customers.”

To celebrate the milestone, AirAsia is running a ‘Celebrate Our 100th Airbus’ promotion, with all-in-fares to selected destinations from as low as RM30 one way. Travellers can travel to domestic and international cities such as Guilin, Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Penang, Langkawi, Johor Bahru, Sandakan, Bali, Phuket, Hatyai, Hanoi, Clark and many others with this promotion.

The long-haul low fare affiliate of AirAsia, AirAsia X will also run a parallel promotional offer to commemorate the 100th Airbus with all-in fares from as low as RM250 to Australia (Melbourne, Perth, Gold Coast, Sydney), from RM200 to China (Chengdu, Hangzhou, Tianjin), from RM250 to Japan (Tokyo, Osaka), from RM280 to Korea (Seoul) and Taiwan (Taipei) and from as low as RM550 to New Zealand (Christchurch). The promotion period is available for booking until 14 February 2012, for travel between 1 May and 30 June.

Travellers who book with AirAsia’s global loyalty card, BIG, will be rewarded with 2,888 BIGGIES (loyalty points) for China destinations, and 888 BIGGIES for the other destinations that are featured in this promotion.

The aircraft, which will operate on the Kuala Lumpur-Macau route right after it is launched, will also serve Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Singapore, Hong Kong, cities in Indonesia, and destinations throughout China on its aircraft rotation.