AirAsia Offering Free Flights To Macau

Written on January 10, 2007 by Macau

For those whose New Year resolution includes “travel more”, here’s a lucky break – AirAsia is giving one million free seats.The no-frills airline is launching the biggest regional marketing campaign by offering one million seats for all its hubs in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, and Senai), as well as Bangkok and Jakarta.

Timed to coincide with Visit Malaysia 2007, it will not only allow Malaysians to fly abroad, but also bring tourists to Malaysian destinations.

Over 80 AirAsia routes across 10 countries will be available for online booking at www.airasia.com from today until Jan 19 on a first come, first served basis.

Travel period will be from April 1 to Oct 27.

AirAsia Bhd executive vice-president-commercial Kathleen Tan said the previous free seats campaign in 2005 generated overwhelming response, and had enabled many to experience flying for the first time.

“We are confident this regional marketing campaign will stimulate even more people to fly,” she said in a statement yesterday.

She added that a RM2mil regional advertising budget was in place to promote this campaign in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Macau, China, the Philippines, Brunei, Cambodia and Myanmar.

AirAsia has also set up direct flights connecting Sabah and Sarawak to Penang, as well as Kota Kinabalu to Macau, Bangkok to Langkawi, and Jakarta to Kuching.