“Blast Off 2012” promotion offers low fare deals

SEPANG, 3 JANUARY 2012 – AirAsia X, Asia’s leading long-haul, low fare affiliate of AirAsia, today ushers in the New Year with a blast of amazing low fare deals to destinations in Australia,  Europe, Korea and Japan from Kuala Lumpur.

 

The “Blast Off 2012” promotion offers low fare deals which are up for grabs from 3 – 15 January 2012 and are available exclusively online at www.airasia.com. The travel period for the “Blast Off 2012” low fare deals are for immediate travel from 9 January to 31 March 2012.

An all-in fare to Japan starts from as low as RM406 to our newly launched 2^nd destination in Japan; Osaka and RM556 to Tokyo from Kuala Lumpur. Guests may also take a trip to the land down under, Australia from as low as RM496 to Perth, from as low as RM616 to Gold Coast and from RM646 to Melbourne.

Other hot international destinations are offered from as low as RM436 to Korea (Seoul), and those opting to travel to Europe, fares are available from as low as RM716 to France (Paris) and from as low as RM836 to London (Gatwick).

Azran Osman-Rani, Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia X said: “We are pleased to usher in 2012 with our “Blast Off 2012” promotion which offers low fare deals to selected AirAsia X destinations. With the pent-up demand for the selected destinations in Australia, Japan, Korea and Europe from Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding regions during the year end sale in 2011, we have decided to offer this special treat to our guests, ushering the New Year with our fantastic deals. Guests may also take this opportunity to clear their brought forward leave from 2011, offering them a longer getaway during the Chinese New Year festive season or even a short romantic Valentine’s escape with this immediate travel promotion. For those who missed out on AirAsia X’s year end holiday deals in 2011, this is indeed a good opportunity for them to plan a short break in the first quarter of 2012.”

“In addition to that, guests may also grab our “Blast Off 2012” Fly-thru deals from Australia to Japan and Europe and vice versa or hop on to Kuala Lumpur and connect to South East Asia and beyond, leveraging on the AirAsia’s low cost carrier network with affordable low fares.”

AirAsia X “Blast Off 2012” long haul Fly-thru destinations include destinations from Australia (Perth) to Osaka, Japan from as low as AUD409 and from as low as AUD589 from Australia (Perth) to London. Guests from France (Paris) may also take this opportunity to Fly-thru to Osaka, Japan from as low as EUR339.

 

Also available are our fly-thru offers from Australia, Japan, Korea and Europe to AirAsia popular destinations in Thailand, Indonesia, China, Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Macau.

 

For more details on AirAsia X’s “Blast Off 2012” promotional offer and Fly-thru low fare deals, kindly log on to www.airasia.com

 

It is also noteworthy to highlight that BIG loyalty card members may also earn loyalty points called “BIGGIES” when flying with us and enjoy 10 times loyalty points for our “Blast Off 2012” promotion. If you are not a member, sign up to BIG! Log on to www.tune2big.com for more details.

 

AirAsia keeps abreast with the social media community via their Facebook and Twitter accounts. Guests are able to receive real-time updates on latest promotions and interact with AirAsia via facebook.com/AirAsia and twitter.com/AirAsia.

 

In reaching out to our Japanese guests, the airline has recently launched an AirAsia Japan Twitter account in Japanese language at twitter/airasiajp which is aligned with AirAsia’s global strategy in localizing their social media approach.

 

 

* Fare is applicable for one way travel only and is inclusive of airport tax. Terms and Condition apply.