Hyderabad|India|July'2010:  After creating a buzz in most of the other markets in the country, AirAsia the World's Best Low Cost Airline announced the launch of services from Hyderabad from July 20, 2010. The launch is also supplemented by an exclusive offer for the local market that provides seats for an amazing low fare.

Talking about the new service, Ms. Jasmine Lee Sze Inn, Head of Commercial, AirAsia said, "We are glad to add yet another chapter to our success story in India. As a gesture of gratification, we have introduced a special limited period offer for the local market here. All bookings done between 5th July, 2010 to 8th July, 2010 for a travel period from 20th July, 2010 to 31st August, 2010 would come at an all-in-fare as low as INR 4,000. We are very excited about the launch in Hyderabad and are already looking forward to an overwhelming response from the market."

"The service between Kuala Lumpur and Hyderabad has a lot of significance considering large amount of outbound travelers to Malaysia from this region. Many guests from this region visit Malaysia to see attractive tourist and heritage places like Langkawi, Sabah, Batu Caves among others and use Kuala Lumpur as gateway to reach destinations such as China, Bali, Australia, London and many more. We are aiming at providing a better and more affordable option to our guests in Hyderabad at the most competitive fares in the industry", Ms. Jasmine Lee Sze Inn added.

AirAsia started their operations in India in the year 2009 with launching services to Trichy and in a very short span, they have extended their operations to Trivandrum, Kochi, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai and Bangalore. Hyderabad will be their 8th destination in the country which will be followed by the launch of services in the national capital in early August. AirAsia is committed to providing the best services at low fares. They have also been selected as the World's Best Low-Cost Airline for two consecutive years by Skytrax in their annual World Airline Survey for providing the best services .

Guests flying on this new Kuala Lumpur - Hyderabad route will have the chance to experience the comfortability on the brand new A320 aircraft which is renowned for its reliability, unparalleled comfort and efficiency. This development is set to distinguish the world's most successful low-cost airline as a distinctive leader in the market, further bolstering the brand as the advocates of innovation and excellence.

AirAsia's operations are anchored in its mission to democratise travel, encapsulated in its tagline "Now Everyone Can Fly". AirAsia's vast route network in Asia and beyond offers great network and connectivity to the frequent fliers from the city of Hyderabad. They fly to over 70 destinations which stretches across 132 routes servicing a network stretching across all ASEAN countries like China, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Australia. This is further complemented by AirAsia X, its low-cost long-haul affiliate carrier that currently flies to destinations in China, Australia, Taipei and the UK.

AirAsia has a strong domestic high frequency network that enables the people from India to connect to Malaysia and visit beautiful places like Langkawi, Sabah, Sarawak and tap on our incredible network using Kuala Lumpur as a gateway to the many points served by AirAsia to ASEAN destinations and beyond such as China (Hangzhou, Guilin, Tianjin, Chegdu, Haikou, Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen) Australia (Gold Coast, Melbourne and Perth), Taiwan (Taipei), Europe (London) and many more.

Since its launch as a Low-Cost Carrier in late 2001, AirAsia has grown from 250 employees, two aircraft and one destination to an ASEAN-wide Group with almost 8,000 employees, 92 aircrafts and more than 70 destinations. AirAsia has been operationally profitable from day one of its launch as a low-cost carrier. Together with its low-cost, long-haul affiliate AirAsia X, the airline now links three continents - Asia, Australia and Europe.

Jointly, the AirAsia Group will have a total of 120 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)

-July'' 2010