AirAsia sells 500,000 tickets in 48 hours, almost 200 tickets per minute
According to AirAsia, the airline launched a 5 million free tickets promotion on Monday, September 19, and has already sold 500,000 tickets in just 48 hours.
After three years of embargoes and travel restrictions, AirAsia was able to sell 500,000 tickets in a short period of time, an incredible milestone for the airline and the travel industry.
The most popular short-haul flights are Langkawi, Penang, Kota Kinabalu, Phuket, Krabi and Chiang Mai in Thailand, as well as Bali in Indonesia and Cebu in the Philippines.
The most popular long-haul flights are Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok, Seoul in Korea, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Auckland in Australia, New Delhi in India, and Jeddah in the Middle East and Tokyo and Sapporo in Japan.
The AirAsia free seat offer is available for subscription from 19 September to 25 September 2022, while the departure dates are from 1 January to 28 October 2023. Domestic flights start from RM23 one-way, while flights to ASEAN countries start from RM54 one-way. As for AirAsia X, international long-haul flights start from RM499 one-way. These prices are inclusive of airport taxes, MAVCOM fees, fuel surcharges and other applicable fees.
