Sepang (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Malaysian carrier AirAsia's first flight from Kuala Lumpur to Taipei departed at 10.00 am Thursday, carrying 338 passengers.

AirAsia's Group Chief Executive Officer Tony Fernandes said the flight had a 88 per cent load, carrying passengers which included president of the Malaysian Friendship and Trade Centre in Taipei, Abdullah Mohd Salleh and AirAsia X CEO, Azran Osman-Rani.

According to Fernandes, all promotional seats for the Kuala Lumpur-Taipei flight services offered at RM101 (US$28.69) per way were snapped up within 12 hours of the sales announcement. He said an estimated 80,000 passengers are expected to fly the route by the end of the year.



Source:
Business in Asia Today - July 3, 2009
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