AirAsia Berhad Flies you direct to Kuala Lumpur from Visakhapatnam

BENGALURU, India, March 10 (BERNAMA) -- AirAsia Berhad is launching its new direct route to the capital of Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur from the city of Visakhapatnam with an initial frequency of 3x weekly commencing from 7 May 2015, connecting the third largest city in East Coast India to one of the fastest growing metropolis in South East Asia. To celebrate the launch of this new route, AirAsia Berhad is offering fare from as low as INR 1,699* one way including taxes for the booking period of 10 to 22 March 2015, and the travel period will be from 7 May 2015 to 26 March 2016. This promotional fare is now available on airasia.com, as well as AirAsia’s mobile app on iPhone and Android devices, as well as its mobile site mobile.airasia.com. Spencer Lee, Head of Commercial for AirAsia Berhad said, “We are ecstatic to announce the first new route out of India for AirAsia Berhad this year, making Vizag the seventh city with direct flights to Kuala Lumpur from India after Kolkata, Chennai, Trichy, Bangalore, Kochi and Hyderabad. Now the people of Vizag can enjoy greater connectivity to Asia and Australia with just one stop away through Kuala Lumpur!” “Guests can now connect to other Malaysian cities like Penang, Kuching or Kota Kinabalu, or even to Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sydney and many more exciting cities we offer in our extensive flight network with the Fly-Thru service via Kuala Lumpur. Together with our affiliate AirAsia India, we are poised to provide an enhanced flight network in India at amazing low fares!” added Spencer. Kuala Lumpur has a lot to offer as a travel destination, the colourful cultures from the racial diversity and the vast variety of cuisines available continues to be a draw for people to visit Kuala Lumpur. It is home to the world-famous Twin Towers at the city-centre filled with skyscrapers which will leave you in awe; or climb the stairs at the mesmerizing Batu Caves, a Hindu religious site rising above 100m above the ground, with temples and shrines housed in this beautiful limestone cave. The city of Kuala Lumpur is also the gateway to UNESCO Heritage Site of Melaka, just an hour’s drive away from the airport. Apart from that, other interesting attractions nearby Kuala Lumpur include Genting Highlands, the city of entertainment on the peak of a mountain, as well as the scenic and cooling Cameron Highlands. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Name : Neha Mohanty Communications Tel : +9190 2511 5559 E-mail : nehamohanty@airasia.com SOURCE : AirAsia Berhad