With the announcement by Fly Asian Xpress to purchase 10 Airbus A330s (plus a ‘call’ option for another 5) indicates a new chapter in the budget long-haul sector. Essentially this means Air Asia will start ultra-cheap long haul services out of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Flight destinations are expected to be UK, Australia, India, China and Japan.
For more details see our article Fly Asian Xpress / Air Asia X
With Oasis Hong Kong Airlines operating cut-price flights from Hong Kong to London (soon to add a Hong Kong to Vancouver, Canada service) and even Ryanair stating their intention to set up a low-cost Trans-Atlantic service, the sector is certainly hotting up.
