AirAsia X commences flight to Narita

PETALING JAYA: AirAsia X Bhd has commenced four times weekly flights to Narita, Japan while Thai AirAsia X will be flying from Narita and Osaka, Japan to Bangkok respectively, as part of their growth strategy in North Asia and continued strategic emphasis on the Japanese market.
In a statement yesterday, AirAsia X said it has commenced flights to Japan in December to Tokyo (Haneda) and flights to Osaka commenced in November 2011.
The airline said AirAsia X has increased its initial three weekly flights from Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo (Haneda) to daily in June 2012.
Further to this, it said AirAsia X will also fly into Narita 4 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," it said.
It said AirAsia X will be offering promotional fares from as low as RM299 (¥9,990) on economy and RM799 (¥38,000) on business class from Kuala Lumpur to Narita, Japan.
Fares are available for booking online from July 8 to July 13 for travel between Nov 21, 2014 and July 31, 2015.
"X-Citing low fares are also available from as low as THB2,990 (¥9,900) on economy and THB9,990 (¥38,000) on business class for flights from Don Mueang, Bangkok to Narita and Osaka, Japan for travel between Sept 1, 2014 and July 31, 2015," it added.
"AirAsia X is responding to the strong and growing travel demand to and from Japan. The airline has recorded on average 89% 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 12% of the airline's total revenue to date," said AirAsia X CEO Azran Osman-Rani.