New Base for Its Kuala Lumpur – London Route

Airasia X Announces Gatwick Airport as New Base for Its Kuala Lumpur – London Route

London, July 12 2011 – AirAsia X, the Malaysian based long haul, low fare affiliate of AirAsia, has announced that from 24 October 2011 it will commence flights from Kuala Lumpur Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) to Gatwick Airport. The new UK base for the airline is set to further increase passenger traffic from South-East Asia to London and Europe with six flights weekly to Gatwick Airport by mid-December.

AirAsia X says the decision to switch from Stansted to Gatwick Airport was made to maximise commercial opportunities at Gatwick and drive increased traffic between UK and Malaysia. This includes the various key feeder markets within AirAsia’s network in Asia Pacific which the airline has proven at Stansted airport.

The airline says its guests will have a wider choice to travel onwards and connect domestically and internationally via Gatwick Airport. Public transport and accommodation facilities are easily accessible via Gatwick for guest stop overs or for those heading towards central London and the surrounding region.

Connecting fares from Christchurch to London Gatwick are offered twice a week.

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