AirAsia’s First Big Sale for 2012! One million seats on sale with all-in-fares from as low as 288 baht*

Wednesday 15 February 2012 17:03
Staying true to its tagline, ‘Now Everyone Can Fly’, AirAsia, the world’s best low cost airline is having its first awesome Big Sale this year with all-in fares from as low as THB288 one way.

The Big Sale will be from 15 — 19 February 2012, and guests will be able to travel from 11 September 2012 to 31 January 2013 with these ultra low fares which are available online at www.airasia.com and all of AirAsia’s mobile booking platforms.

All-in-fares start from THB288 one way from Bangkok to 12 domestic destinations including Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Udon Thani, Ubon Ratchathani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Surat Thani, Hat Yai, Phuket, Krabi, Narathiwat, and most recently, Trang and Nakhon Phanom. As for international destinations, enjoy low fares from Bangkok to Chennai, Phnom Penh, Yangon, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Penang, Singapore, Guangzhou, Macau, Shenzhen, Bali, Colombo, Hong Kong and Kolkata! Direct flights are also available from Phuket to Chiang Mai, Udon Thani, Ubon Ratchathani, Singapore, and Hong Kong while direct flights from the northern city of Chiang Mai include Ubon Ratchathani and Hat Yai.

Tassapon Bijleveld, CEO of Thai AirAsia said, “To celebrate our 8 year anniversary at Thai AirAsia, we are bringing back the BIG SALE promotion to offer low fares to all jetsetters and those who love to travel. Planning early for a year-end vacation can bring huge savings. With such low plane fares, people can spend more when they arrive at the destination. Travelers can purchase one-way all inclusive fares starting from 288 baht on www.airasia.com. Last year, approximately one million promotional seats were sold and we look forward to another huge success this year. We recently launched new routes from Bangkok to Trang, Nakhon Phanom, Chongqing (China), Colombo (Sri Lanka) and Chennai (India) so we are already off to a strong and exciting start and we hope that our passengers will get to enjoy these new destinations.”

Guests are strongly encouraged to book their value-added services such as Baggage Supersize, Hot Seats, Pick-A-Seat, AirAsia Insure and in-flight meals online together with their flights as they are able to save up to 25%.

Apart from exploring new destinations from Bangkok, Phuket and Chiang Mai, travelers can also connect to long haul destinations via Kuala Lumpur on AirAsiaX. Prices from Kuala Lumpur start from as low as THB 1690 one way to Japan (Osaka, Tokyo) and China (Hangzhou, Tianjin, Chengdu). Fares from as low as THB1990 one way to Korea (Seoul), Taiwan (Taipei) and to the land down under (Perth, Gold Coast, Melbourne) which also includes AirAsia X’s most recent destination in Australia — Sydney are also up for grabs.

To compliment your flight bookings, AirAsiaGo will also be offering hotel deals from 449THB per night and hotel packages from as low as THB1499 per person for a 3D/2N stay with return flights and all taxes included to hot destinations such as Penang, Kota Kinabalu, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hangzhou, Medan, Bandung, Bali, Jakarta, , Phuket and many more at www.AirAsiaGo.com. AirAsiaGo, in a partnership with Expedia, has over 145,000 hotel partners worldwide, and provides guests with a wide variety of options for tours and activities as well.

Get tips and tricks on how to grab your Big Sale seats at AirAsia’s social media channels by following them on Twitter (twitter.com/AirAsiaThailand) and Facebook (facebook.com/AirAsiaThailand) apart from getting the latest promotion updates and other AirAsia activities.

*All fares quoted are all-in fares, inclusive of airport tax and fees for one way only

For more information, contact AirAsia Communications:

Krittiyawadee Pongpanich [email protected]

Nuttawut Jitardharn [email protected]

Piyasuda Archasantisuk [email protected]