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AirAsia
today introduced Johor Baru as its hub for its first route to Kolkata, India.
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SEPANG:
AirAsia today introduced Johor Baru as its hub for its first route to Kolkata,
India.
The new
Johor Baru-Kolkata route is set to commence operations on November 28, with 5
times weekly direct flights.
The unique
route, which will further expand the connectivity from the airline’s southern
hub, will be the airline’s 15th route from Johor Baru and sixth international
destination from the hub.
AirAsia
Berhad’s, Head of Commercial, Spencer Lee said since 2010, AirAsia has flown
about 11 million guests into Senai International Airport and today they are
proud to introduce the first route to Kolkata, India.
“Senai
International Airport has been a great partner to AirAsia, and we are pleased
to introduce more international routes from Johor Baru hub as part of our
commitment to provide better connectivity to our guests and further grow the Southern
hub.
“Besides the
new international route, we have also added two domestic routes this year;
Johor Baru-Kuala Terengganu and Johor Baru-Langkawi - as we believe Johor Baru
has so much to offer from business, leisure, education, sports to medical tourism.”
“We are also
thrilled to be the only airline in the country to offer this direct flight,
linking southern Malaysia to the capital of West Bengal directly – and we hope
that the announcement of this new connectivity will benefit both cities in many
ways, in addition to strengthening the ties between Malaysia and India,” he
added.
To
commemorate the announcement of the new route, theleading low cost airlines is
offering all-in-fares from RM99 one way on airasia.com from now to September 3
for the travel period between November 28 2017 and August 28, 2018.
AirAsia
currently operates 150 weekly flights one way to Johor Baru’s Senai
International Airport. In addition to Kolkata, AirAsia also flies to five other
international routes from Johor Baru; Bangkok, Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City,
Jakarta, and Surabaya as well as nine other domestic routes from Johor Baru;
Kuala Terengganu, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Langkawi, Kuching, Miri, Tawau, Sibu,
and Kota Kinabalu.
Kolkata, the
capital city of West Bengal state and India’s second biggest city, is also
known as the ‘Cultural Capital of India’. The metropolitan city is rich with
attractions such as the Victoria Memorial, a majestic architecture which echoes
the design of the Taj Mahal; Belur Math, a temple which stands as an icon of
the unity of all religions and many more. In addition, the world’s-famous
Darjeeling tea plantation is just a train or bus ride away from Kolkata.
Also known as ‘City of Joy’, Kolkata is also well-known for its
silk fabric; Tussar and Vishnupuri Silk besides delicious street food such as
Jhal Muri, one of the most popular Bengali street snacks of puffed rice and
other condiments; Pani Puri, a hollow chip filled with spiced potatoes, dunked
into tamarind water; and Ghugni Chaat; a mix of hot yellow peas with
vegetables.
-nst online.
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