AirAsia X plans Honolulu flights and looks ahead to Los Angeles
Air Asia X co-founder and Group CE Kamarudin Meranun has set his sights on running the first low-cost Asian carrier to serve the US --- not just the West Coast but also the East Coast. He will start in June with Honolulu. Air Asia X said it will begin Kuala Lumpur-Osaka-Honolulu service June 28. The flight will operate 4 days a week with an Airbus A330-300 seating 377 passengers. The service comes at a time when low-cost, low fare operators like Norwegian Air and Wow Air are expanding on the trans-Atlantic. But trans-Atlantic has a long history of low fare operators, while trans-Pacific does not. Meranun foresees that Air Asia X can serve both markets. “Now we’re expanding the route network into the states and we’re looking at Europe as well. We will try to cover the US East and West Coasts.” <br/>
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AirAsia X plans Honolulu flights and looks ahead to Los Angeles
Air Asia X co-founder and Group CE Kamarudin Meranun has set his sights on running the first low-cost Asian carrier to serve the US --- not just the West Coast but also the East Coast. He will start in June with Honolulu. Air Asia X said it will begin Kuala Lumpur-Osaka-Honolulu service June 28. The flight will operate 4 days a week with an Airbus A330-300 seating 377 passengers. The service comes at a time when low-cost, low fare operators like Norwegian Air and Wow Air are expanding on the trans-Atlantic. But trans-Atlantic has a long history of low fare operators, while trans-Pacific does not. Meranun foresees that Air Asia X can serve both markets. “Now we’re expanding the route network into the states and we’re looking at Europe as well. We will try to cover the US East and West Coasts.” <br/>
