Air Asia to fly to six more Indian cities

Kuala Lumpur: Low-cost carrier Air Asia is planning to add another six flights to India this year from Malaysia to cater to growing traffic.

Flights from Penang to Kolkata would start from April 28, Kuala Lumpur to Mumbai May 6, followed by Kuala Lumpur-Chennai, Kuala Lumpur-New Delhi, Kuala Lumpur-Bangalore, Kuala Lumpur-Hyderabad. "Air Asia is planning Kolkata-Bangkok direct flight, may be in the middle of next year. Probably it will be a daily flight," Tony Fernandes, group CEO, said.

"We will go everywhere in India in due course. In China, we go everywhere," he said.

Text: IANS

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