2007-01-02T08:03:00.000-08:00

SEPANG, 19TH DECEMBER 2007 – AirAsia, the leading, largest and award-winning low-cost carrier in Asia, which has recently won the coveted CAPA Airline of the Year 2007 award today leaps further with the commencement of direct daily flights to Guangzhou via Baiyun airport from the LCC Terminal, Kuala Lumpur beginning 16 January, 2008. This will be the fourth destination to mainland China after Shenzhen, Xiamen and Macau within the group.

Guangzhou, is the capital and sub provincial city of Guangdong Province, located in the Southern part of China. With an approximate population of 9.5 million, it is the most populous city in the province. Guangzhou Baiyun International airport is regarded as the third largest and busiest international airport in China and is one of mainland China’s leading commercial and manufacturing regions.

Primed as one of the fastest economic development provinces and a major shopping and tourists’ attraction centre, Guangzhou is positioned as gateway to Pearl River Delta; an ideal gateway to Hong Kong and Southern China. It is not only an attractive destination, but is also rich in heritage, a large city full of vigor and current fashion, and is well known for its Cantonese (Yue) cuisine.

Kathleen Tan, Regional Head of Commercial, AirAsia, said, “With 2008 Olympics around the corner and Guangzhou being a global manufacturing centre, we are confident there will be a robust demand for this route with our low fares and expansive route network. With globalization and rising economic power in Southern China, the mainland Chinese has the passion and desire to travel, be it for leisure or business, especially within the South East Asia region. We have seen growing trends among the younger generation and the growing middle class who have aspirations to see more of Asia and the world. Our super low fares are now becoming more of a reality than it was before for China.”

“We have a strong brand in Southern China that we have worked hard to build over the last few years. Our low fares have stimulated new market segments and attracted many Malaysian small and medium size businesses that have growing vested interest in China. With our strong Asean network, our guests can now connect to China’s third largest international airport, Baiyun Guangzhou to more than 100 major cities in China with our super low fares. Conversely, we are confident through AirAsia’s amazing low fares, we can now attract many young Chinese from the Pearl Delta region to visit Malaysia and through our hub in Kuala Lumpur, access to the Asean network and Australia via AirAsia X.” concluded Kathleen.

Currently, AirAsia operates four direct flights to Shenzhen as a group with 2 daily flights from Kuala Lumpur, 1 daily flight from Bangkok and Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The airline also operates 4 daily flights to Macau from Kuala Lumpur, and Bangkok and 1 daily flight from Johor Bahru and Kota Kinabalu, Sabah and 3 weekly flights from Kuching, Sarawak.

Guests can book through www.airasia.com from 19-26 December 2007 to enjoy the special promotional fares from MYR88.88 or RMB188* for the travel period from 16 January 2008 – 25th October 2008.

*All fares quoted are excluding airport taxes, fuel surcharges and fees, and are applicable for one-way travel only.

Flight Schedule Flights From

Departure / Arrival

Flight No

Frequency

KUALA LUMPUR - GUANGZHOU

05:50 / 09:50

AK 42

DAILY

GUANGZHOU – KUALA LUMPUR

10:25/14:25

AK 43

DAILY

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