AIRASIA WINS WORLD'S BEST CARGO INDUSTRY NEWCOMER AWARD

KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- AirAsia became the first low-cost airline
to win the Air Cargo Industry Newcomer of the Year Award 2010, at the Air Cargo
Week (ACW) World Air Cargo Awards held on Wednesday in Shanghai.

The award was presented by Air Cargo Week, a respected UK-based publisher
of a weekly newspaper on the air cargo industry.

AirAsia emerged tops in a global survey that polled industry peers and
shippers.

"This award signifies the growing confidence and belief in the AirAsia cargo
product and services," said AirAsia's Regional Head of Cargo, Sathis Manoharen,
in a statement here Friday.

The airline said it is strengthening cargo operations in part to protect
its bottomline against fluctuations in fuel prices.

AirAsia has been tying up with more cargo agents and large export-import
firms in the markets it flies.

It is also reaching markets beyond its current route network through other
airlines with which it has special pro-rate agreements.
-- BERNAMA