Bangkok--2 Mar--AirAsia
Starting from 23 March 2012, AirAsia’s inaugural flights will be taking off from Bangkok to its two latest international destinations, Chongqing and Chennai. Chongqing’s daily flights will connect Bangkok to China’s southwestern economic center while the Bangkok-Chennai flights will link the Thai capital to India’s charming city of arts and history, 5 days a week. All passengers can enjoy the luxury of flying low fares on AirAsia’s brand-new Airbus A320 planes. To celebrate the upcoming inaugural flights, special promotional deals are available online for both routes starting from today-2 March 2012. Direct flights from Bangkok-Chongqing start from 1,990 THB per way (all-inclusive of tax and fees) for travel during 23 March-27 October 2012. Direct flights from Bangkok-Chennai start from 2,390THB per way (all-inclusive of tax and fees). Offer is valid for travel during 1 July 2012-31 January 2013. For more information, please visit www.airasia.com
Tassapon Bijleveld, CEO of Thai AirAsia stated, “Both India and China’s economic markets are expanding at exponential rates. Apart from their population and status as rising economic powers, both economic gateways have a very bright future ahead. By linking Bangkok to a new and unique destination such as Chongqing, we are hoping to stimulate investment between the two cities while bringing new exciting travel experiences to the people of both places. It was a bold move to make, but that is part of our idea about leadership.”
“The launch of Bangkok-Chongqing, China is a huge milestone for us and we are very proud especially because we are the first and only airline to offer this route. Apart from being China’s southwestern economic center, the destination offers many attractive tourist activities including a 5-star cruise down the Yangtze river to view the famous Three Gorges. Chongqing also offers convenient accessibility to nearby cities and is only a 2 hour high-speed train ride away from Chengdu, a city famous for its Panda bears. Jiuzhaighou, a city of famous world-heritage sites is also only a one-hour plane ride away”, added the CEO.
“On the other hand, Chennai (formerly known as Madras) is another cultural hub in India which has a good blend of modernity and tradition. As a Gateway of South India, Chennai is the second largest exporter of IT in India. We also hope that this new route will open up business gateways for Indian business people who are interested in investing in Thailand” said Tassapon.
Ever since AirAsia officially announced the opening of these two routes on 9 February 2012, the airline has received excellent feedback which indicates a high demand for travel on the new routes. A press conference was held in Chongqing and another media briefing will be held in Chennai in the near future.
To celebrate the inaugural flight on 23 March 2012 and to thank all loyal passengers, AirAsia has launched 2 new promotions for the two routes. Direct flights from Bangkok-Chongqing start from 1,990 THB per way (all-inclusive of tax and fees) for travel during 23 March-27 October 2012. Direct flights from Bangkok-Chennai start from 2,390THB per way (all-inclusive of tax and fees), for travel during 1 July 2012-31 January 2013. Bookings must be made online at www.airasia.com during 27 February-2 March 2012.
For those interested in purchasing package deals, AirAsiaGo offers hotel rooms in Chongqing starting from 650 THB per night, and 4-day,3-night packages starting from 5,599 THB, per person, based on twin occupancy*. Packages include a round trip plane ticket and hotel accommodation. The special deal is available online at www.airasiago.com. Bookings must be made during 27 February-2 March 2012 for travel during 23 March-27 October 2012.
In the first quarter of 2012, AirAsia has launched a total of 5 new routes including direct flights from Bangkok to Trang, Nakhon Phanom, Colombo (Sri Lanka), Chennai (India) and Chongqing (China).
For more information on low-fare plane ticket deals, please visit www.airasia.com or follow us on facebook.com/AirAsiaThailand and twitter.com/AirAsiaThailand.
* AirAsiaGo Rates are per person based on twin-sharing basis. Terms and conditions apply.