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Ms
Aireen Omar, Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia shanking hand with Minister of
Transport, Dato’ Sri Liow Tiong Lai. Looking on in white shirt is Dato’ Haji
Azizan Noordin, CEO Langkawi Development Authority (LADA)
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AirAsia's announcement of its third direct
international flights from Langkawi to Shenzhen, China was made by its chief executive officer Aireen
Omar at the Langkawi International
Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2017.
Also present was Minister of Transport Dato’ Sri Liow Tiong Lai.
Also present was Minister of Transport Dato’ Sri Liow Tiong Lai.
This new
flight is scheduled to commence operations on 16 July 2017 with three
flights on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday per week.
AirAsia had announced Langkawi as its international hub two years ago during
the last LIMA.
Aireen expects this latest international direct connectivity to further grow Langkawi’s position as a premier holiday destination in the region.
She said, "AirAsia has always been committed towards expanding the markets that we operate in, and Langkawi is no exception. The number of passengers flown year-on-year into Langkawi has increased by 30% from 2015 to 2016.
Aireen expects this latest international direct connectivity to further grow Langkawi’s position as a premier holiday destination in the region.
She said, "AirAsia has always been committed towards expanding the markets that we operate in, and Langkawi is no exception. The number of passengers flown year-on-year into Langkawi has increased by 30% from 2015 to 2016.
“There
is so much potential for Langkawi, and we know that with the resources that we
are putting in such as marketing initiatives, we can expand the market demand
for Langkawi from Shenzhen. AirAsia looks forward to working with all parties,
especially from the tourism industry on both ends to ensure that we optimise on
this new route.”
Langkawi
was AirAsia’s first route to be operated in 2001. The airline currently serves five
routes from the island of Langkawi with 106 weekly flights to two international
destinations (Singapore and Guangzhou), and three domestic flights (Kuala Lumpur,
Penang and Johor Bahru).
With this
new initiative, Langkawi is set to attract more tourist arrivals from China as the island offers sun, sea and sand, which attract the Chinese travellers.
Bookings
for this new route will be made available soon on AirAsia’s website as well as
AirAsia’s mobile app on the iPhone and Android devices.
