AIRASIA has applauded the Government’s announcement to fully open international borders on April 1.
It said that since the airline had resumed operations with travel bubbles and a focus on domestic services the gradual resumption of international flying is already well underway in tandem with borders reopening around the world.
“We would like to applaud the Governments around the region for their decision to reopen borders and removing travel restrictions with minimal testing requirements, thus making travel easy for everyone,” said AirAsia Aviation Group Limited (AAAGL) group chief executive officer (CEO) Bo Lingam.
“We’re thrilled to be resuming more flights in all of our core markets in Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia and to be adding additional services to some of AirAsia’s most popular international destinations including Bali, Manila, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Phuket and more, starting in April.”
The airline has also recently launched four new domestic routes in Malaysia from Kuching to Langkawi, Penang to Sibu, Johor Bahru to Bintulu and Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Terengganu this year.
“We will continue to review our network which evolves based on a number of factors including demand. New services will be announced in due course as the world continues to gradually reopen,” Bo noted, adding that the group expected demand to push capacity growth to 100% or more of pre-COVID levels by end of the year.
Meanwhile, AirAsia Malaysia’s CEO Riad Asmat said AirAsia Malaysia can plan to relaunch many new routes from its main hub at klia2.
“For the reassurance of our guests, safety is always our utmost priority and we continuously strive to provide world-class service quality and a stellar guest experience with a commitment to adhering to stringent safety rules and procedures,” he remarked.
“While we are extensively prepared to ensure all of our guests can travel safely from an operational standpoint through the robust safety and health measures that we have in place, we would also like to remind our guests to adhere to all standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the Government.” – March 22, 2022
