Air Asia teams up with Easyjet & Virgin Atlantic!

Pitot SG

http://news.sawf.org/Business/31422.aspx

"KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Branson, AirAsia's boss Tony Fernandes and easyJet's Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, a Greek-British tycoon, are in talks to realise the dream of forming what is claimed to be "the world's first low-cost global network"

Confused

This sounds fishy.. SQ owns 49% of virgin.. will this happen??

Pitot SG

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21002275-23349,00.html

Looks like its coming true! Surprised

All major news outlets have been saying that Air asia will release something major on friday...

Something to do with KL to London via dubai..

Rumoured starting promotion price will be Ringgit 19.99/ USD5.66 one way to london!

Shocked Shocked

mhcampboy SG

49percent still not the majority shareholders right...?

so i suppose branson can still do as he please... Neutral Neutral Neutral

bryanseb SG

Hmmm.

ditzy SG

20 ringgit to fly from kl one way to london? Typo error or not? Papers also say close to 2000 ringgit for a return trip leh. Laughing

Even 20 ringgit for promotion is too far fetched.

Pitot SG

I said rumoured from insider info la. Laughing

Sounds like another Oasis Hong Kong..

Pitot SG

the price i listed MAY BE a limited offer price.

It looks like Easy jet will handle the european feeders, air asia the asian part and virgin blue will do the one down south..

looks like a budget kangaroo route...

come come, expert megatron wad say have you. Laughing

polarsnake SG

Unless SQ holds the largest proportion of share of Virgin, it has not much say in major decisions

Pitot SG

Ok, looks like the one involved is virgin blue... so SQ wont even have any say..

But this is a 13hr bidget flight.. if it really happens.. omg. Laughing

polarsnake SG

20 ringgit don't think enough to cover costs loh... from KL to London leh..

mhcampboy SG

If it happens.. i will never fly budget to london... Laughing

just imagine... normal economy i can get restless... imagine in budget.. worst.. Mr. Green

Pitot SG

limited time. can be first 5 customers, first customer..

Laughing Twisted Evil

Pitot SG

i think only the thoughest of the thoughest can survive.. Laughing

bryanseb SG

Laughing

Pitot SG

http://www.sinchew.com.my/content.phtml?sec=1&artid=200612301708

coming from malaysian newspaper..

its in chinese though. at the top it states, lowest price up to RM19.99 Laughing

polarsnake SG

I wouldn't mind roughing it out as long as i can go london cheaply Laughing

Pitot SG

but u need to figure out how to go to KL first. Laughing

Pitot SG

They already have 100 Firm + 30 Options on the A320, and looks like they will double their orders up to 150 Firm + 50 Options, and 20 A330 + 10 Options. Shocked

If this goes deal goes through, theur fleet willl become bigger than SQ. Shocked

I am curious to see how Tiger and the others react...

Pitot SG

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific_business/view/250767/1/.html

Cool Cool

FAX(FlyAsianXpress) Air asia's subsidary is given long hual rights and is expected to start the flights from july this year. Twisted Evil

^tamago^ SG

book airasia fly there. if u got the RM49.99 tickets (which shldn't be too difficult unless it's pretty last-minute or it's a public holiday or eve), u're paying S$38 per way incl. tax.

the senai airport shuttle from JB kota raya for this flight leaves at 7.45am at RM8 per way...