AirAsia will transfer its services from Melbourne to Avalon Airport – BorneoPost Online | Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News

(From third left) Barry Klipp, Benyamin, Harwood, Goledzinowski and Justin Giddings, group leaders of the AirAsia Group X, accompanied by cabin crew at the launch of AirAsia in Melbourne. He confirmed that he will transfer twice daily his services from Melbourne, Australia, from Tullamarine Airport to Avalon Airport as of December 5 of this year, while launching the first services of the second Victoria International Airport

. X, the two daily flights departing from Kuala Lumpur (morning and evening) will allow Malaysian and Asean customers to get close to one of Australia's leading tourist maps, the Great Ocean Road, while continuing to offer convenient and affordable access to downtown Melbourne.

AirAsia X's general manager, Benyamin Ismail, made the announcement in the presence of many tourists, airports and indust official representatives, including Councilor Bruce Harwood, Mayor of the City of Greater Geelong, Andrew Goledzinowski, Australian High Commissioner in Malaysia and Justin Giddings, CEO of Avalon Airport, at a media event aimed at promoting Victoria, Great Ocean Road and surrounding areas. ] "As a flagship carrier to launch international services from the Avalon Airport, this is a game changer for consumers, for tourism and for the industry. We are confident that our low fares to and from Melbourne will be very popular with Australians wishing to fly to KL or join our global network of 130 popular leisure destinations. In contrast, Asean will benefit from affordable and convenient access to Victoria.

"Value, innovation and choice are at the heart of everything we do.We are very happy to move our services from Melbourne to the new state of the art airport facilities. Avalon in Victoria, Australia, to continue to offer quality airfares to our customers and to explore opportunities to expand our services in Melbourne. "The Avalon Airport offers many Benefits, including a simplified and hassle-free arrivals and departures area, close to one of Australia's largest tourist icons, the Great Ocean Road, while maintaining convenient access to the CBD 19659003] "To celebrate, we have put the air tickets on sale in Melbourne (Avalon Airport) from only RM199 * all-in which is the lowest ever seen on this route. 39; AirAsia.

He continued, "Our target is to carry half a million guests in the first year of operation, and we are already looking at other exciting destinations that we could potentially launch. Avalon in the future. "

A special promotion to Mel Bourne with all-in fares from RM199 one way is available for booking on airasia.com from now until 15 July 2018, to travel from December 5, 2018 to August 13, 2019.

The airline changed the destination airport to Melbourne, Australia from Tullamarine Airport (MEL code) to the airport. Avalon Airport (AVV code) in its reservation system for flights as of December 5

Kuala Lumpur flight D7 218 will be the first service to Avalon Airport should arrive in Melbourne in the morning December 5, 2018.

Customers who booked an AirAsia X flight to and coming from Melbourne from December 5 will be contacted directly by the airline and will receive their new travel details, including

Avalon Airport is located approximately 50 minutes from CBD Melbourne and 43 kilometers from Torquay, gateway to the Great Ocean Road.

Minal will present state-of-the-art facilities when it opens on December 5th, when the first AirAsia services will take off