According to a Press Trust of India (PTI) report, airfares on the India-Malaysia route are likely to decline in the next few months, with no-frill Malaysian carrier Air Asia planning a major foray into the Indian market at fares ranging between Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,000. “We are planning to start daily services to Trichy by the first week of December, depending on grant of all necessary clearances," Toni Fernandes, Air Asia Chief told PTI in Hyderabad. He said the airline and its fully-owned subsidiary, Air Asia X, were looking at launching services to several cities, mostly in South India, soon after starting its first flight to Trichy which had a potential capacity of double daily flight operations.
“The fares could range from USD 100 to USD 150,” said Fernandes, who founded the no-frill carrier. Air Asia plans to fly to 12 cities, including Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Madurai, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode, he said, adding that the airline had already studied the potential of these Indian cities. |