The airline was subcontracted by AirAsia to operate several domestic services following the withdrawal of Malaysia Airlines from rural air service routes within East Malaysia. Its routes have since been taken over by MASwings.įAX was privately owned by Kamarudin Meranun, Raja Razali, Raja Azmi and Tony Fernandes. It operated services on some of the smaller routes dropped by national carrier Malaysia Airlines. FlyAsianXpress Ī FlyAsianXpress (FAX) DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft, 2006.įlyAsianXpress ( FAX) was an airline based in East Malaysia. The company announced plans to reduce its fleet to achieve an optimal fleet size. Īt the of September 2021, Air Asia X Bhd reported a quarterly loss of $5.9 billion. It was named "Semangat Sir Freddie" (English: "Spirit of Sir Freddie") after the pioneer and founder of the low-cost model the late, Sir Freddie Laker of Skytrain. The first AirAsia X aircraft arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on 15 September 2007. Branson also forecast a strong possibility of future, formal links between Virgin Blue and AirAsia X, including codeshare agreements and Loyalty programs. The airline also announced that Sir Richard Branson of the Virgin Group would take a 20% share in the airline to help kick-start its long haul operations and to finance its aircraft purchases.
AirAsia X announced its first route from Kuala Lumpur to the Gold Coast, with one way fares to begin at MYR 50 (A$17) excluding taxes and charges, with average return prices to be approximately MYR1,800 (A$598), inclusive of taxes and charges. Several major developments were announced on 10 August 2007. An AirAsia X Airbus A330-300 in Seoul Incheon Airport
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