SINGAPORE: Air Asia's Chief Executive Tony Fernandes said he
hopes to start his budget flights between Singapore and Kuala
Lumpur by December this year.
Speaking to reporters at the sidelines of an aviation conference,
he added that he would only use Changi Airport's Budget Terminal if
he gets a good deal.
The Singapore-Kuala Lumpur route has traditionally been dominated
by the two countries' national carriers, with a round trip fare
costing almost US$300.
But after years of lobbying, the Malaysian government announced
last week it would grant the Malaysian budget carrier two flights
and another Singapore low-cost carrier two flights on this
route.
Mr Fernandes said he would charge about 50 to 60 percent lesser
than the current price.
He said: "I think we can do it for about 150 ringgit, one way with
taxes, everything included. I think there'll be lower fares
obviously. We're going to have two flights that's what we have
been given rights for at the moment. We hope we'll get rights from
other points in Malaysia to Singapore as well. So, let's see... no
one can stop the ball rolling now that it's started."
Mr Fernandes hopes to eventually put out 20 such flights daily, one
every half hour, with full liberalisation.
- CNA/so
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/309017/1/.html
Hmm... Is he crazy, 30 min freq... Even express coaches never
packed