Malaysian budget carrier announced on 3rd of May that ‘AirAsia’ will move to a new low-cost terminal at Kuala Lumpur's International airport by March 2012.
Tony Fernandes, AirAsia CEO, said he was pleased with an agreement struck with Malaysia's airport authorities after a long-running battle over the design and facilities. He added "We think that with this, a large part of our battle to make Malaysia the biggest hub of Asia is over." AirAsia had just two planes when it was launched in the year 2001, but now has turned out to become the region's fourth-biggest carrier, with 25 million passengers a year.
The new terminal is bigger and better with the capacity to handle 30 million passengers. The airline is also planning to revive some routes that had been terminated due to a lack of space at the current overcrowded terminal.
Fernandes said that the routes likely to be revived were flights to Hat Yai in southern Thailand, Palembang and Balikpapan in Indonesia. AirAsia also plans to introduce flights this year to the Maldives.
