Monday, March 21, 2011

AirAsia X terminal at Mumbai airport

AirAsia X has launched 4 direct flights per week between the Low Cost Carrier Terminal in Kuala Lumpur and Terminal 2 Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.

Mumbai is the primary hub for Jet Airways and GoAir and also serves as a secondary hub for a few other airlines, including Air India, Indian Airlines, IndiGo, JetLite, Kingfisher Airlines and SpiceJet. International traffic peaks late in the night, whilst peak domestic traffic is before 10:00. Nevertheless, at least 45% of traffic flows between 10:00 and 18:30 daily[citation needed].

In July, 2010, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport was ranked fourth best in the world for having aerobridges, fancy food courts, spas, lounges and salons. This airport, along with airports in Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkata handles more than 50% of the passengers in India.
Mrs. Sujata Thakur, Regional Director, India Tourism, Mumbai said, “On behalf of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India we welcome Air Asia, a low cost airline for starting operations to Mumbai. I am sure with its arrival to Mumbai we will see increased tourist inflow from Malaysia and other ASEAN Countries to Mumbai and its adjoining regions. With Air Asia’s operations from Mumbai the Indian passengers will also benefit. As it will lead to increase travel opportunities not only for Malaysia but other ASEAN Countries as well.”

Travellers flying on this new route will have the chance to experience the new ‘flatbed Premium seats’ on the brand new A330 aircraft. The flatbed seats offer 20” width, 60” pitch and stretch 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.


Jointly, the AirAsia Group has a total of 148 flights weekly to the various points in India which include Tiruchirappalli, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kochin, Trivandrum, Bangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai (to Kuala Lumpur and Penang).

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