New Delhi: Malaysian low-cost carrier Air Asia would start expanding its footprint in India by the end of this year, doubling its daily flights between Tiruchi and Kuala Lumpur from October.
As part of its "Look at India" plan, Air Asia's second daily flight from Trichy would come in the wake of the high load factors it has been receiving on sector where it has been operating daily flights since December 2008 with an Airbus A-320.
"There is a great connection between South India and Malaysia due to the huge Indian population, many of whom are descendants of those who migrated from south India. Apart from renewing their family ties, there is a huge chunk of travellers who visit India for pilgrimage and leisure tourism," the airline's network management officer Subashini
Silvadas said.
Elaborating the expansion plans, she said the airline's subsidiary, legacy carrier Air Asia X, planned to operate flights to Delhi and Mumbai, as also to Chennai "by the end of
this year or early next year".
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