AirAsia X Prefers Stansted Airport Due To Connectivity - REF MALAYSIAKINI
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 - Malaysia's premier long haul, low cost carrier, AirAsia X is starting its flights to London next March and has stated a preference for using Stansted Airport due to good connectivity.
Its chief executive officer, Azran Osman-Rani said today that the airline was however still finalising operational details for the inaugural flight.
"We hope to announce this year the start of sales for the flight to London," he told reporters on the sidelines of the the 14th World Route Development Forum (Routes KL 2008) here.
Stansted Airport is located 56km north-east of London.
Azran also said that the global economic uncertainity had in no way affected AirAsia X's business operations and in fact, it had registered a higher customer demand.
"Operationally, things are going well," he added, while indicating that the airline did not anticipate any problem in securing financing for its new fleet of aircraft ordered.
He also said that the higher oil prices has not affected AirAsia X as much as others, as the new aircraft were fuel efficient.
He disclosed that AirAsia X would pick up the first of its 25 units of wide-bodied A330 aircraft, by the end of the month and receive another by the year's end. Three more aircraft would be delivered next year.
AirAsia X, which began operations in November 2007, currently flies to Australia's Gold Coast and Perth as well as Hangzhou in China.
The airline has stated it would launch flights to Melbourne next month.
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