SEPANG: AirAsia commenced its first late-night fixed-fare flight for Hari Raya celebrations to Miri, Sarawak, achieving a 100 percent load factor on flight AK 9644.
Federal Minister of Transport Anthony Loke and AirAsia Aviation Group chief executive officer (CEO) Bo Lingam led a special send-off ceremony for all 186 guests at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 2.
Loke said his ministry is pleased to facilitate affordable ‘balik kampung’ fares for the people with AirAsia’s fixed fare flights which was launched last month.
“Thousands of Malaysians including all 186 passengers tonight have been able to fly home affordably to Sarawak and Sabah.
“The government will continue to work hand-in-hand with industry players to improve the efficiency and affordability of our public transportation for Malaysians. We wish everyone safe travels this festive season,” he said.
Also speaking was Bo, where he said the airline were thrilled to send off the first of their 122 special extra flights at fixed fares for the upcoming Hari Raya celebration last night.
“As the people’s airline, this initiative is a testament to our commitment to ensuring affordable fares for our guests during this joyous occasion.
“The Hari Raya festive season is one of our busiest periods with more than 500 flights daily in operations across all our hubs and we will continue to work hard to fly our guests home safely,” he said.
Bo also extended gratitude to AirAsia’s employees, known as Allstars, for their dedication during this festive period and thanked guests for choosing AirAsia for their travels.
Also present were Airport Operations Malaysia chief operating officer (COO) Gordon Andrew Stewart; AirAsia Aviation Group (Airline Operations) Deputy CEO Datuk Captain Chester Voo; AirAsia Senior Management Datuk Captain Fareh Ishraf; and Ground Team Red CEO Musdalifa Abdullah.
The special extra flights at fixed fares initiative was earlier launched by Loke on March 4, offering a total of 22,000 seats from Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru to 11 destinations in East Malaysia for RM298 to Sarawak and RM348 to Sabah all-in one way.
Meanwhile, guests who are travelling this Hari Raya period are highly encouraged to self check-in using the AirAsia MOVE app (formerly known as the airasia Superapp), which is available as early as 14 days before the departure date and use the e-Boarding Pass to board the flight.
For an enhanced travel experience, guests are recommended to enrol their details for FACES on the AirAsia MOVE app to pass through pre-security and seamlessly board the flight without having to display their boarding pass and identification.
Due to the high passenger volume this upcoming festive season, guests are also advised to allow plenty of time and be at the airport at least two hours for domestic flights before the scheduled departure time.
All guests are allowed to bring onboard a maximum of two cabin bags as part of your baggage allowance with a total weight of 7kg for both items and are suggested to ensure they have purchased sufficient baggage allowance in advance for the best value.
