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Tue, 02/02/2010 - 13:09
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AIRASIA X SUSPENDS ABU DHABI SERVICE


By Muin Abdul Majid

DUBAI, Feb 1 (Bernama) -- Long-haul budget airline AirAsia X is suspending its
Kuala Lumpur-Abu Dhabi service after Feb 21 for commercial reasons.

"We'll resume it later once we're able to have a more economical aircraft to
service this route," the carrier said in response to queries about its Abu Dhabi
flights posted on the Facebook social networking website.

The airline, nonetheless, said "we remain optimistic about the potential of Abu
Dhabi".

"And we believe (that) with the right aircraft, the economic upside can be very
promising, especially if we can pair up Abu Dhabi with another onroute
destination," said AirAsia X.

The company deploys the four-engine Airbus A340 for the service which started in
November 2009 with five flights per week.

Meanwhile, The National daily quoted a spokesman for Abu Dhabi Airports Company
(Adac) as saying that AirAsia X had confirmed that from late February 2010, the
airline would temporarily suspend its current service to Abu Dhabi.

"Adac looks forward to the airline recommencing its service to Abu Dhabi
International Airport in the near future," he said.

Adac advised passengers to contact AirAsiaX directly for further details.

AirAsia X said affected passengers could request for a full refund of their
flight tickets.

They could also opt to re-route to other AirAsia X destinations.
-- BERNAMA



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