Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Low cost flights

The low cost airfare wars for flights out of Australia are set to continue as with AirAsia announced plans to cut prices on three million seats, with one way tickets to Malaysia starting at $99.The airline said the offer started at midnight tonight and was valid for travel between January 11 and July 31, 2010.

Direct one way flights from Melbourne, Perth and Gold Coast to Kuala Lumpur start from $99 and customers are able to select destinations from Kuala Lumpur, including Penang from $3, Macau from $26 or London from $178. These prices include airport taxes.

In recent months, a host of other low-cost airlines have enticed Australians with amazing offers to destinations throughout Asia.Recent figures show that the low-cost airlines, airfare wars and the resource industry led to a rise in passengers through Perth Airport despite a global slump in international passenger traffic.AirAsia was launched in early 2002 with just two aircraft and has enjoyed extraordinary growth, carrying 11.8 million passengers last year

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