KUCHING: AirAsia X Bhd yesterday announced the commencement of four times weekly flights to Narita from Kuala Lumpur while Thai AirAsia X also will flying from Narita and Osaka to Bangkok respectively.

AirAsia X commenced flights to Japan in December 2010 to Tokyo (Haneda) and flights to Osaka commenced in November 2011. It increased its initial three weekly flights from Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo (Haneda) to daily in June 2012.

At a press conference in Narita yesterday, Azran Osman-Rani, chief executive officer of AirAsia X said, AirAsia X is responding to the strong and growing travel demand to and from Japan.

The airline has recorded on average 89 per cent passenger load in the first half of 2014, proving the strong demand for the route since the commencement of its inaugural flight in November 2011. Overall, the airline has carried over one million passengers to and from its Japan routes and Japan contributes over 12per cent of the airlines total revenue to date.

The additional flights from both AirAsia X and Thai AirAsia X would further provide our guests from Malaysia and the surrounding region to Japan and from Japan to South East Asia and beyond the flexibility in their travel with better connectivity.

With the convenience of our Fly-Thru flights, guests from our long haul network and that of the AirAsia Group may connect seamlessly to over 90 destinations across the Groups network.

The additional flights from both AirAsia and Thai AirAsia X will indeed open up new horizons for commercial activities and boost tourism in Japan and the Asean region, Osman-Rani concluded.

Nadda Buranasiri, CEO of Thai AirAsia X added, Thailand has always been a popular destination for Japanese travelers and we are pleased to offer more affordable and convenient travel options for those who wish to visit Bangkok and beyond. In 2013, Thailand welcomed 1.5 million Japanese travelers, an increase of 11.9 per cent compared to the previous year and we are confident that we can contribute to the further increase number of tourists travelling between the two countries.

Further to this, AirAsia X will also fly into Narita four times weekly and will increase to daily flights in May 2015. The airline is committed to Japan and the additional flight frequency to Narita is in line with its expansion strategy for the region.

AirAsia X will be offering promotional fares from as low as RM299 (9,990 yen) on economy and RM799 (38,000 yen) on Business Class from Kuala Lumpur to Narita, Japan. Fares are available for booking online from 8 July to 13 July 2014 for travel between 21 November 2014 and July 31, 2015.

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