AirAsia will restart flights from India to Malaysia and Thailand. The carrier announced that six India-Malaysia routes and five India-Thailand routes will launch within the next month in light of India's decision to open its skies to international travel again.
AirAsia resumes flights from India to Malaysia and Thailand
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Malaysian carrier AirAsia will resume flights connecting India to Malaysia and Thailand. The airline has already relaunched flights and will add further routes over the next month.
Manoj Dharmani, AirAsia’s Regional Commercial Head for India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh, said,
"AirAsia’s resumption of international flights has been highly anticipated by both the airline and its guests. With Malaysia and Thailand reopening and travel restrictions being lifted, AirAsia will be continually re-introducing international services, starting from April 2022. In this regard, India, Malaysia, and Thailand are countries with significant potential in terms of stimulating tourism and reigniting the economy. We believe that our flight resumption will bring great opportunity and support to the countries’ economic recovery."
Flights connecting Bengaluru and Chennai to Kuala Lumpur began on April 1st, while Tiruchirapalli-Kuala Lumpur started on April 5th. Kochi-Kuala Lumpur, Kolkata-Kuala Lumpur and Hyderabad-Kuala Lumpur routes will commence on April 18th, April 23rd and May 1st, respectively.
Malaysia recently changed its entry requirements to allow vaccinated travelers into the country without a mandatory quarantine from April.
Five India-Thailand routes
AirAsia will also launch five routes connecting India to Thailand in the next month. These flights will resume a little later than its Malaysian services, with the first flights set to take off on May 1st.
Flights from Jaipur and Kochi to Bangkok will launch on May 1st, with flights from Kolkata starting on May 2nd. Additional services from Chennai and Bengaluru to Bangkok will launch on May 4th.
Thailand has eased COVID requirements for arriving visitors effective from April 1st to attract more tourists. International visitors do not need to take a pre-departure PCR test, although a PCR test on arrival and one-night hotel quarantine is still required.
Fares are on sale
AirAsia will offer a sale on fares for a limited period. Between April 4th and April 10th, guests will receive a 20% discount on all seats eligible for flights between May 1st and March 23rd, 2023.
Travelers can also visit the AirAsia 'Super App' and receive at least a 20% discount on dozens of hotels in Malaysia and Thailand. Be quick as the discount period ends on April 8th.
Ostrova Cheng, Head of Travel at AirAsia, said,
"In line with AirAsia’s signature flight promos that have helped reconnect our guests with their loved ones, we are also happy to introduce this limited-time, Super App-exclusive offer on hotels for our guests to enjoy the most value-for-money stays across the region."
Airlines have resumed hundreds of flights since India lifted its ban on international travel on March 27th, ending a two-year shutout.
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