Bangkok--20 Aug--Thai AirAsia To celebrate the opening of its two newest domestic routes, Thai AirAsia is offering one-way Bangkok-Khon Kaen and Bangkok-Nakhon Si Thammarat tickets for only 799 baht, inclusive of airfare, taxes and fees. The 799-baht tickets are available for all seats, all flights, all days throughout the promotional period. Seats must be booked between August 21 and 31, and travel must be made between August 27 and September 30, 2007 to avail of the promotion. Seats must be booked at least five days prior to date of travel. The 799-baht tickets may be purchased online at www.airasia.com, through the airline’s call centers, from AIS customer service counters in Bangkok and from ticket counters at selected Tesco Lotus branches in Thailand. Mr. Tassapon Bijleveld, chief executive officer of Thai AirAsia, said, “After we launched our routes to Nakhon Si Thammarat and Khon Kaen, we received terrific feedback from our guests. However, some travelers still have not decided to fly to Khon Kaen and Nakhon Si Thammarat with us. We are launching this promo to make it easier for them to visit these beautiful Thai cities.” “We reopened our route to Khon Kaen because we have seen its economic growth, and it is our mission to serve as many Thais as we can. We are ready to fly more people to Khon Kaen,” he added. Mr. Tassapon also said that the airline expects a load factor of 80% on the new Bangkok-Khon Kaen and Bangkok-Nakhon Si Thammarat routes. Thai AirAsia flies within Thailand to Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Hat Yai, Khon Kaen, Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Narathiwat, Phuket, Surat Thani, Ubon Ratchathani and Udon Thani. Its international destinations include Phnom Penh, Hanoi, Yangon, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Langkawi, Singapore, Xiamen, Macau and Shenzhen. The airline’s call centers may be reached at +662 515 9999 in Thailand, +603 8775 4000 in Malaysia, +65 6733 9933 in Singapore, +855 2335 6011 in Cambodia, +844 7 262 262 in Vietnam, +95 95 1 251885 and +95 95 1 251886 in Myanmar, +852 3167 2299 in Macau, and +86 592 516 7777 in Xiamen. Thai AirAsia is acquiring 40 brand new Airbus A320 aircraft, the first if which will be received in October 2007. Thai AirAsia is the only low fare airline operating both international and domestic flights at Suvarnabhumi International Airport. For further information, MEDIA please contact: Desiree Bandal Corporate Communications Executive For International Public Relations Thai AirAsia My Office No. : +662 791 4500 My Mobile No. : +668 5048 4699 My Email : [email protected]