by Shashank Nigam | March 9th, 2009
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On Wednesday another bid to make a success of long-haul, low-cost flying takes off from Kuala Lumpur, destination – London Stansted.
AirAsia X has been selling seats for as little as £99 each way, though after making a series of test bookings it seems a more likely one-way fare is £200. In true low-cost fashion, “you’re only buying the flying”. Checked luggage costs £12 each way for a 20kg bag, with meals a further £7 per flight (and you get a discount if you book before-hand).
But…AirAsia X is different
Did you know that to optimize aircraft utilization, AirAsia X planes will land in London at different times on different days? And though that’s out of the norm, as a passenger, I only care about my flight timings, not the next day’s flight timings. Hence, I personally quite admire this move.
Did you know that AirAsia X CEO, Azran Osman-Rani, regularly writes on the AirAsia blog, Just Plane Thoughts. And he does so …
