AirAsia the world champion connecting Shenzhen to the world
SHENZHEN: AirAsia is celebrating its 10-year anniversary of flying into Shenzhen, China. A celebratory event was held in Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport ysesterday to mark the milestone.
AirAsia started its operation in Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport a decade ago with a breakthrough concept that differentiated the airline from the traditional Chinese airlines.
On July 15, 2007, AirAsia introduced the low-cost air travel concept in Shenzhen with direct flights from Shenzhen - Kuala Lumpur and Shenzhen - Bangkok. Within the same year, AirAsia also added the Shenzhen-Kota Kinabalu route.
To date, AirAsia offers 35 weekly flights from Shenzhen to Southeast Asia.
This year itself, the average load factor for the three routes from Shenzhen recorded a performance of over 85 per cent, placing AirAsia as the leading foreign airline in terms of flight frequency and passengers flown in Shenzhen.
Since its inaugural flight, the airline has flown a total of 4.3 million guests in and out of Shenzhen, bringing a large number of local and international traffic into the city.
To celebrate this occasion, AirAsia is offering all-in fares as low as RM256 from Kuala Lumpur to Shenzhen and RM257 from Kota Kinabalu to Shenzhen. Bookings are available on airasia.com from July 17 to 23, 2017 for travel period from July 19 to November 24, 2017.
Aireen Omar, chief executive officer of AirAsia Berhad said, “We are thrilled to be celebrating 10 years of service to Shenzhen. 10 years ago we introduced the concept of low-cost airline in Shenzhen with the aim of enabling more people to fly.
“Now the people in the Guangdong province are wellconnected to the world through our extensive flight network of over 120 destinations in Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
“We are also excited to continue growing our connectivity to Shenzhen by introducing direct flights to Langkawi, which is one of our significant hubs in North Malaysia that will commence on 9 August 2017,” she added.