Paris, 18 November 2010 - AirAsia X, the long-haul low fare affiliate of AirAsia, today officially announced an all-in fare from as low as EUR99 / RM499 one way from Paris, France to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, announcing its second European destination, connecting Paris to Asia after London.
AirAsia X celebrated the announcement of the new Kuala Lumpur – Paris route today at the Palais De Chaillot, Paris- with the presence of prominent figures from France; H.E Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Zainal; the Malaysian Ambassador in France, Monsieur Frank Goldnadel; Director of Paris Orly Airport, the ambassadors from Brunei, Laos, Philippines and Cambodia to France, Dr. Kiran Rao; Airbus Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Mr. Bernard Rey; Chairman of Renault Sport and Renault F1 Team, Dato’ Sri Dr. Tony Fernandes; Group CEO of AirAsia and Founder of AirAsia X, Azran Osman-Rani; CEO of AirAsia X and over 150 invitees from the French trade, media, and hoteliers.
Also present during the event were 61 journalists from the international press and media as well as officials and the French business community.
The availability of AirAsia X’s Paris-Kuala Lumpur route would open up yet another affordable access between Malaysia and Europe for both ASEAN and European communities and would provide greater opportunity for French and Europeans to explore the ASEAN region.
This new route would promote tourism and travel throughout and beyond both Europe and Southeast Asian region and will benefit everyone, enabling magnificent holidays in beautiful locations, encouraging economic and tourism activity, bringing in revenue and creating job opportunities.
The new route will be serviced by the Airbus A340 aircraft with 327 passenger capacity including 18 Premium seats. Guests flying on this new route will have the chance to experience the new comfortable ‘Premium FlatBed seats’ which are standard business class specifications of 20” width, 61” pitch and stretches out to 77” in full recline position. The seats feature universal power sockets, adjustable headrests and built-in personal utilities such as tray table, drink holder, reading light and privacy screen. This new improvement offers unmatched comfort to the guests and position AirAsia as the market leader, further bolstering the brand as the epitome of innovation and excellence.
Embassy of Malaysia
Paris
19 November 2010