Saturday, January 21, 2012

Cost-cutting: AirAsia Suspends Flights

Australians who have booked flights to Europe with budget carrier AirAsia X after March will be affected by the airline's decision to suspend the flights in a cost-cutting move.

The long-haul unit of budget carrier AirAsia said yesterday it would suspend services to Paris and London and cut India flights in a bid to rein in costs. The Malaysia- based airline cited global economic uncertainty, soaring taxes and higher jet fuel prices for the move, adding it would redeploy its fleet to profitable Asian and Australian routes.

AirAsia X, a unit of AirAsia, will cease services to Mumbai and Delhi from January 31 and March 22, respectively while routes to London and Paris will end on March 30 and March 31 respectively. AirAsia X flies from to London and Paris from Melbourne, Perth and the Gold Coast via Kuala Lumpur.The airline said passengers who hold bookings after these dates would be given an alternative travel option at no additional cost.

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