GEORGE TOWN, Jan 25 – AirAsia had been launched the first flight direct Penang-Ho Chi Minh City at Penang International Airport (PIA) here today. Air Asia had offered a promotional all-in-fare beginning from RM99, inclusive taxes, from Penang to Ho Chi Minh City in conjunction with its maiden flight from Ho Chi Minh City into Penang International Airport today.
Chief Executive Officer Aireen Omar said the low-cost airline is the only airline to service this route, connecting Penangites and the northern community to the vibrant city of Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam. She said this is our sixth international route from Penang and Air Asia look forward to strengthen this hub even further with better connectivity.
AirAsia recently added direct connectivity from Yangon, Myanmar, into Penang which would begin in March and hoped these routes would promote more travel and trade between these two Asean cities. Meanwhile, Air Asia currently also seeking to provide direct flight from Penang-Hong Kong to expands Air Asia International flights.
“Currently, we operate 432 weekly flights in Penang; connecting Penang island to 6 domestic destinations, and 6 international destinations including Ho Chi Minh City. Apart from that, we also connect guests from 59 cities into Penang through our Fly-Thru service. Now, visitors from countries such as Australia, China, Indonesia or even Japan are able to fly into Penang conveniently via our Fly-Thru hub in Kuala Lumpur,” Aireen said.
“We have carried 14.9 million passengers since 2010 with market share of over 60%. We are committed to grow these numbers even further. Apart from offering low fares and marketing Penang to the world. In the meantime, AirAsia has also installed our full self-service facilities in Penang International Airport, which include auto bag-drop machines,” she said.
Apart from Penang, AirAsia also flies direct to Ho Chi Minh City from Kuala Lumpur five-times daily and daily from Johor Bahru. AirAsia also celebrated two other inaugural flight commencements recently, the first from Wuhan into Kota Kinabalu on January 22 and from Guangzhou into Langkawi yesterday.
