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PostPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 4:09 pm    Post subject: AirAsia India News -- Part 2 Reply with quote

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/air-asia-india-adds-one-a320-to-connect-hyderabad-bhubaneshwar/articleshow/61945357.cms

Air Asia India adds one A320; to connect Hyderabad-Bhubaneshwar

Dec 06, 2017

AirAsia India today announced the induction of an additional Airbus A320 aircraft in its fleet besides launching a new route, connecting Telangana capital Hyderabad with Bhubaneshwar from early 2018.

The airline also said it will enhance connectivity to Jaipur and Bhubaneswar from its Bengaluru hub.

AirAsia India will now have three direct flights between Bengaluru, Jaipur and Bhubaneshwar, the airline said in a statement.

With the induction of one more aircraft, AirAsia India fleet size now stands at 14, it said.

"We are happy to induct the 14th aircraft which was a target that we had set out to achieve this year. This is in line with our vision of providing regional connectivity and making air travel affordable for one and all," AirAsia India managing director and chief executive officer Amar Abrol was quoted as saying in the release.

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 7:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Air Asia India has added a pre-owned A320 to the fleet, as VT-IXR.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 6:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/airasia-reintroduces-chennai-bengaluru-flights/articleshow/63057323.cms

AirAsia reintroduces Chennai-Bengaluru flights

February 24, 2018

AirAsia has resumed its service in the Chennai-Bengaluru sector more than two years after it suspended operations in this route.

The Tata-AirAsia joint venture airline would fly five times a day in and out of Chennai to Bengaluru and Bhubaneswar.

The first flight left for Bengaluru at 7.25 a.m today.

AirAsia India, CEO and Managing Director, Amar Abrol announced the launch of five daily flights on Twitter.

"We are back! Launching 5 daily flights connecting Chennai to Bangalore and Bhubaneswar #noweveryonecanfly #Chennai @AirAsia," he tweeted.

The Bengaluru-headquartered air carrier also announced the induction of Airbus A320 into the fleet taking the total to 15.

From today, the airline will operate three daily flights to Bengaluru and two to Bhubaneswar from Chennai making it as the 17th destination.

"We are launching Chennai in the 17th destination in the network. Starting with four flights, three direct. Three from Bengaluru-Chennai-Bengaluru and one from Chennai-Bhubaneswar," he told .

"The three Chennai-Bangalore will be morning, afternoon and evening. Chennai-Bhubaneswar starting a new route. It is daily", he said.

To a query, he said, the airliner is "reintroducing the flights on the route" as the time was ripe.

"Now we are at 15 aircraft. Today the new aircraft operations will begin. And that is going to these new routes," he said.

AirAsia currently flies to 16 destinations from Bengaluru, New Delhi and Kolkata, covering Kochi, Goa, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Pune, Guwahati, Imphal, Vishakapatnam, Hyderabad, Srinagar, Bagdogra, Ranchi and Bhubaneswar.

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 8:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/airasia-india-inducts-its-16th-aircraft/articleshow/63101072.cms

AirAsia India inducts its 16th aircraft

Feb 27, 2018

AirAsia India announced the induction of its 16th aircraft and addition of Nagpur and Indore to its list of destinations on Tuesday.

"The brand has introduced new routes connecting Nagpur to Bengaluru and Kolkata and Indore to Bangalore and Goa," said a press release issued by AirAsia India. Indore, Nagpur, Kolkata and Bengaluru have a unique mix of consumers comprising of students, SMEs and traders and corporates, among others and AirAsia India takes pride in empowering them to travel faster at affordable costs.

Speaking about the development, Amar Abrol, managing director and CEO, AirAsia India said: "2018 is already proving to be a great year for us as we have inducted our second aircraft in the very first quarter of the year. With the addition of Indore and Nagpur, we are connecting across the length and breadth of India. With 26% of our flyers being first-time flyers ever, providing regional connectivity is of utmost priority for us. Our ultimate vision is to focus on revolutionizing air travel in the markets that we operate in."

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 7:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/65134-airasia-india-issues-rfp-for-lease-of-40-a320ceo

AirAsia India issues RFP for lease of 40 A320ceo

AirAsia India has issued a Request For Proposals (RFP) for the lease of forty A320ceo Bloomberg news has reported citing sources close to developments.

The aircraft will be delivered over the next 4-5 years and are presumably on dry-lease contracts.

Last month, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Amar Abrol told PNI that the AirAsia affiliate would use the added capacity to bolster its domestic operations while at the same time, venturing into the international market.

Overseas flights are set to tentatively start early next year with flights to Southeast Asia initially followed by China.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 8:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

AirAsia India adds new domestic routes in Mar/Apr 2018

AirAsia India at in late-March and early-April 2018 introduces 2 new domestic routes, on board Airbus A320 aircraft.
Planned new routes include the following.

Bangalore – Kolkata
eff 25MAR18 1 daily
I5592 BLR2255 – 0130+1CCU 320 D
I5591 CCU1955 – 2225BLR 320 D

Delhi – Imphal
eff 07APR18 1 daily
I5788 DEL0940 – 1225IMF 320 D
I5780 IMF1255 – 1600DEL 320 D


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 09, 2018 11:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

AirAsia India to base 1 additional aircraft at Kolkata and will commence the following flights from 11MAY

[*] 1 daily Kolkata-Visakhapatnam

I5519 CCU0510 - 0640VTZ 320 D

I5518 VTZ0710 - 0835CCU 320 D

[*] 2nd daily Kolkata-Bagdogra

I5582 CCU0900 - 1020IXB 320 D

I5583 IXB1045 - 1155CCU 320 D

[*] 1 daily Kolkata-Imphal

I5524 CCU1220 - 1340IMF 320 D

I5525 IMF1410 - 1525CCU 320 D

[*] 1 daily Kolkata-Guwahati

I5538 CCU1550 - 1700GAU 320 D

I5539 GAU1730 - 1850CCU 320 D

[*] 1 daily Kolkata-Pune

I5598 CCU1930 - 2230PNQ 320 D

I5599 PNQ2255 - 0140+1CCU 320 D

Source: - https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/airasia-india-adds-18th-plane-to-expand-services-from-kolkata/articleshow/63668101.cms
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PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2018 7:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Air Asia India has added a pre-owned A320 to the fleet, as VT-JPR.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 4:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

AirAsia India adds Surat service from June 2018

AirAsia India today begins new domestic service, with the launch of Bangalore – Surat route.
From 01JUN18, Airbus A320 aircraft will operate this route on daily basis, in the afternoon/evening hours.

I51476 BLR1630 – 1830STV 320 D
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://qz.com/1291637/air-asia-ceo-tony-fernandes-booked-for-corruption-lens-also-on-the-tatas/

Air Asia CEO is facing corruption allegations to get into the India market. Never liked the way Air Asia India took advantage of the foreign ownership investment in the Indian airline market.

The regulation calls for 51% Indian ownership or effective management control, but in this case Air Asia Malaysia is the largest share holder at 49% with defacto management control and the other Indian partners combined at 51%, but none of the Indian partners do not have effective management control. The original rule was intended for a single Indian entity with atleast 51% ownership, but due to confusion in the rule Air Asia India took advantage of this situation.

They should force Air Asia India to rectify this situation to cede effective management control to an Indian entity or failing which, cancel the license of Air Asia India. This will reduce competition on an already hyper competitive domestic market and improve the bottom line for the existing players.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 10:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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https://qz.com/1291637/air-asia-ceo-tony-fernandes-booked-for-corruption-lens-also-on-the-tatas/

Air Asia CEO is facing corruption allegations to get into the India market. Never liked the way Air Asia India took advantage of the foreign ownership investment in the Indian airline market.

The regulation calls for 51% Indian ownership or effective management control, but in this case Air Asia Malaysia is the largest share holder at 49% with defacto management control and the other Indian partners combined at 51%, but none of the Indian partners do not have effective management control. The original rule was intended for a single Indian entity with atleast 51% ownership, but due to confusion in the rule Air Asia India took advantage of this situation.

They should force Air Asia India to rectify this situation to cede effective management control to an Indian entity or failing which, cancel the license of Air Asia India. This will reduce competition on an already hyper competitive domestic market and improve the bottom line for the existing players.




The 51% on the Indian side of Air Asia's ownership is split between the Tatas and Laxmi Mittal's son-in-law (forget his name) . So the effective management control is still with Indian entities. Why don't these two get together and sort the issue? Maybe one can acquire the other's holding?

In what way is Tony Fernandes or anyone else responsible if the government of India cannot state and formulate a regulation without causing confusion? And really, are they so stupid that they think no one will take advantage of their incompetence?

It is about time that the government learned that as a regulatory body, it is their job to regulate properly without confusing all and sundry. It is also time that this government owns up and takes responsibility for its incompetence instead of just passing the blame.

We have been an independent country since 1947. It is about time we got rid of this 'blame the foreigner, we Indians are perfect' mentality. It really gets on to one's nerves.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 3:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

AirAsia India adds Bangalore – Amritsar service from late-July 2018

AirAsia India later this week is adding new domestic route, as the airline schedules Bangalore – Amritsar service.
Operated by Airbus A320, this daily flight is scheduled to commence on 26JUL18.

I51628 BLR1555 – 1900ATQ 320 D
I51629 ATQ1930 – 2235BLR 320 D


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 11:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

VT-VTZ is the 19th aircraft for AirAsia India
Its coming from Avianca going by the online information on multiple websites
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http://www.sify.com/finance/airasia-india-to-add-two-new-routes-inducts-19th-aircraft-news-airlines-si4lcRgfdjeef.html

AirAsia India to add two new routes; inducts 19th aircraft

Aug 30, 2018

AirAsia India will commence two new routes from October 1. According to the airline, it will commence operations on the two new routes on its 19th aircraft which will be stationed in Kolkata. "With the 19th aircraft, AirAsia India is introducing two new routes connecting Hyderabad to Indore and Kolkata, increasing the frequency of flights between Hyderabad and Bengaluru," the airline said in a statement. "The airline is focused on expanding its presence in tier II and III cities, providing affordable airfares and improved services to flyers."

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https://www.livemint.com/Companies/d6uhoiYBm2i9asVYXF2LQK/AirAsia-India-appoints-former-IndiGo-executive-Sanjay-Kumar.html

AirAsia India appoints former IndiGo executive Sanjay Kumar as COO

Nov 21 2018

AirAsia India has appointed former IndiGo executive Sanjay Kumar as its chief operating officer (COO) with effect from 3 December.

Kumar, whose previous assignment was with IndiGo as chief commercial officer, has over 25 years of experience in the aviation industry.

“We are thrilled to welcome Sanjay to the AirAsia India leadership team. He joins us at a time when the airline is in a growth momentum with an aim to venture forward in international operations,” AirAsia India chairman S Ramadorai said in a statement.

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http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/airasia-india-inducts-20th-plane-to-add-mumbai-in-network/

AirAsia India inducts 20th plane, to add Mumbai in network

22/12/2018

AirAsia India Friday announced the induction of 20th aircraft in its fleet, making it eligible to fly on international routes.

The Tata Sons-Air Asia invested joint venture airline also said it will add Mumbai in its network from early next year with the launch of daily flight services to the country’s financial hub from Bengaluru, starting January 15.

This will be Malaysian airline group’s third entry into the Mumbai market after discontinuing the services to the city first by AirAsia Berhad in 2012 and then by its subsidiary Indonesian AirAsia X in April this year.

“We are pleased to make the much-awaited announcement of adding Mumbai to our network. We’re also happy to welcome our 20th Airbus A320 aircraft to our fleet,” Sunil Bhaskaran, chief executive officer, AirAsia India, said in a release.

The daily services on the Bengaluru-Mumbai route will commence from January 15, the airline said.

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 9:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

AirAsia India last week added new domestic route from Chennai, which saw the launch of Chennai – Hyderabad service.
Airbus A320 aircraft operates this route once a day, since 21DEC18.

I52381 MAA1905 – 2045HYD 320 D
I52382 HYD2110 – 2240MAA 320 D


AirAsia India in January 2019 is adjusting service at Bangalore, where the airline plans to introduce Bangalore – Mumbai route, starting 15JAN19.
Airbus A320 aircraft operates this route on daily basis.

I5306 BLR2240 – 0030+1BOM 320 D
I5308 BOM0110 – 0300BLR 320 D

Separately, the airline’s following service is not available for reservation on the airline’s website:
Bangalore – Amritsar eff 16JAN19
Bangalore – Nagpur eff 12JAN19
Bangalore – Surat eff 15JAN19


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PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 8:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/delhi-hyderabad-flight-service-announced-by-air-asia/articleshow/67477151.cms

Delhi-Hyderabad flight service announced by Air Asia

Jan 10, 2019

Air Asia India on Thursday announced it would operate services on the New Delhi-Hyderabad sector from February 1 as part of its expansion plans.

The New Delhi-Hyderabad flight would start from the national capital at 6.05 am and 5.50 pm.

In the return direction, the flight would start from Hyderabad at 8.45 am and 8.25 pm, the airline said in a release.

Air Asia also announced the addition of flights connecting New Delhi with Srinagar and Pune.

This would be the second connection between the national capital and Srinagar and Pune, the release said.

The two flights from Delhi to Srinagar and Delhi to Pune will start at 12.15 pm and 10.55 pm respectively.

The return flights from Srinagar and Pune will be at 2 pm and 1.30 am.

AirAsia India had launched the Chennai-Hyderabad flight towards the end of December 2018.

Sunil Bhaskaran, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, AirAsia India, said "These new connections are a testimony to our commitment 'Now Everyone Can Fly'.

We recently announced the much awaited connection between Bengaluru and Mumbai and hope to open out Mumbai to several other cities on our network, offering affordable fares to our guests."

Bookings for the new sectors will start from January 10, 2019, but will be effective from February 1 2019.

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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/airasia-india-gears-up-to-fly-overseas-seeks-government-nod/articleshow/67717022.cms

AirAsia India gears up to fly overseas, seeks government nod

JAN 28, 2019

AirAsia India has applied to the aviation ministry for permission to start overseas flights following four-and-a-half years of operations in the domestic sector.

“We received an application from AirAsia India last week and the airline primarily wants to fly to south-east Asian nations, to start with,” said an aviation ministry official who did not want to be identified.

AirAsia India did not reply to a query sent to them. A senior executive of the airline said the company would not comment.

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AirAsia India expands Delhi network in late-March 2019

AirAsia India in late-March 2019 is expanding service from Delhi, where the airline introduces new Delhi – Indore nonstop flight.
Service commences on 25MAR19, with A320 operating once a day.

I5748 DEL1925 – 2110IDR 320 D
I5749 IDR2140 – 2305DEL 320 D

Separately, the airline will introduce 3rd daily flight on following routes, also from 25MAR19: Delhi – Bangalore, Delhi – Pune and Delhi – Srinagar.


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AirAsia India expands Mumbai network from mid-April 2019

AirAsia India this week is expanding service from Mumbai, where the airline introduces 5 new routes, with a total of 42 weekly flights. Planned new routes include the following.

Mumbai – Delhi eff 18APR19 2 daily A320
Mumbai – Hyderabad eff 18APR19 1 daily A320
Mumbai – Indore eff 16APR19 8 weekly A320
Mumbai – Kochi eff 15APR19 6 weekly A320
Mumbai – Kolkata eff 15APR19 1 daily A320


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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/air-asia-may-induct-some-of-jets-planes/articleshow/69106072.cms

Air Asia may induct some of Jet’s planes

Apr 30, 2019

AirAsia India is planning to induct some Boeing 737s that used to fly for Jet Airways and have now been repossessed by lessors.

AirAsia India’s (AAIPL) flying licence has listed Airbus fleet for its operations. Now the low-cost carrier (LCC) has applied to DGCA for operating Boeing aircraft, the ex-Jet B737s, also. The move comes as Tata-Singapore Airlines full service JV Vistara is also planning to induct ex-Jet B737s.

AAIPL currently has 20 Airbus A320s and is likely to add five more of these planes this summer. In addition to these, it is looking at ex-Jet B737s too.

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PostPosted: Sun May 19, 2019 9:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ex IndiGo CFM A320 VT-IKF joins AirAsia India as VT-BKK, the 21st A320-200 in the fleet.

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https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/air-asia-india-to-fly-to-bangkok-and-kuala-lumpur-from-september-end-119052001401_1.html

Air Asia India to fly to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur from September-end

May 20, 2019

Air Asia India is all set to launch international flights from September end. The airline had sought permission from the government this January.

The airline is a joint venture between the Tatas, who have a 51 per cent stake, and Tony Fernandes-controlled Air Asia, which holds the rest of the stake. Sanjay Kumar, chief operating officer of the airline, said: “Our plan is to first fly to the Southeast Asian market and start with flights to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. Our target is that we will fly about 7-8 per cent of our total available seat kilometres to international locations in the first year of operations.”

Kumar said while the Indian locations have not been decided, it would be perhaps from Delhi, Bengaluru or Kolkata. The eventual plan is to fly from most of the 19 destinations that it currently flies in and add in another two for international destinations.

However, the plan for the second year is to go beyond Southeast Asia to West Asia, China as well as CIS countries in the next phase, which would require about four planes. The CIS countries are: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Ukraine.

Kumar said slots were available for the Thailand and Malaysia routes, however, the carrier hoped to apply for some that have been vacated by Jet Airways in the West Asia if it got permission by that time to fly abroad. “While we will compete with our Malaysian partners Air Asia, we will try and minimise the competition as much as possible. Our main battle will be with IndiGo, SpiceJet and Air India, which is putting in more flights in these routes.”

In the domestic market, Air Asia has substantially increased its operations by expanding its capacity and it flies over 25,000 passengers every day. So, from Delhi, the number of departures has increased from 14 to 31 per day in the past three months. It has also got additional eight slots, which have been vacated by Jet in Mumbai temporarily, and have launched 10 flights from Mumbai daily.

As a result, Air Asia has been able to push its operations by putting in 164 daily flights across the country from 19 destinations.

Kumar said with the firms’s focus on corporate flyers, flight timings have been rejigged in many key routes so that travellers can fly out in the morning and return by evening. This has been done on routes such as Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Bengaluru.
The airline, which received its 21st plane recently, is set to double its fleet by April next year, after which it will have 40 Airbus A320 planes. Most of the additional planes will come in the later part of this year and in the beginning of next year and Air Asia is already talking to prospective companies to take aircraft on lease. However, it is expected to add in two more aircraft to the fleet in June and July.

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PostPosted: Tue May 21, 2019 4:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jbalonso777 wrote:
Ex IndiGo CFM A320 VT-IKF joins AirAsia India as VT-BKK, the 21st A320-200 in the fleet.

Picture from Facebook, OMNI Flyers:

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Thats a bad sticker job...

At least they could have exchanged an aircraft from any of the group airline in AirAsia livery against this aircraft. This livery is very well recognized in India.

Spicejet using Jet aircraft with stickers
AirAsia using Indigo aircraft with stickers
Vistara using Tata Airlines livery. They are going to take Jet's aircrafts
Air India is going to take aircrafts...

Its going to be a nice time for the spotters in India...
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AirAsia India adds Kolkata – Chennai service from June 2019

AirAsia India last week announced new domestic route launch, where it plans to offer Kolkata – Chennai route.
Airbus A320 aircraft operates this route on daily basis, effective 01JUN19.

I5541 CCU1530 – 1755MAA 320 D
I5542 MAA1825 – 2055CCU 320 D


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https://www.indiatoday.in/business/story/air-asia-drops-plan-take-jet-boeing-737s-1534716-2019-05-25

Air Asia India drops plan to take Jet Airways' grounded Boeing 737s

May 25, 2019

Air Asia India has dropped its plan to lease Boeing-737 aircraft of grounded Jet Airways as the Tata group venture carrier wants to continue with one type of aircraft.

"Air Asia India had informed the aviation regulator about their plan to lease some of the B737 airplanes that were operated by Jet Airways. But later it did not follow up. Now, the idea has finally been dropped," said an industry source.

He said the airline did not want to pursue the plan as induction of new type of fleet was seen adding complications given the different seat configuration, maintenance and skill requirement.

"In low-cost airline business, one-type of fleet is advisable," the executive quoted above said.

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https://www.traveldailymedia.com/airasia-india-to-add-nine-planes-to-fleet-by-end-of-2019/

AirAsia India to add nine planes to fleet by end of 2019

Jul 9, 2019

AirAsia India has announced plans to strengthen its regional service today. Following the recent grounding of Jet Airways the airline plans to fulfill customer demand for destinations in key markets like Mumbai and Delhi by leasing nine narrow-bodied Airbus A320s by 2020 — taking its domestic fleet number up to thirty.

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 27, 2019 1:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Air Asia India has added a pre-owned A320 to the fleet, as VT-SIN.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 5:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Air Asia India has added a pre-owned A320 to the fleet, as VT-KTM.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 10:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Are these a/c regs an indication of their first international routes?
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 10:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Are these a/c regs an indication of their first international routes?

Then we can expect to see Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok, Kathmandu and Modesto (California) to be announced soon. Wink
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 10:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jbalonso777 wrote:
justbala wrote:
Are these a/c regs an indication of their first international routes?

Then we can expect to see Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok, Kathmandu and Modesto (California) to be announced soon. Wink


VT-MOD cud be I5 sucking up to a certain Mr. MODi.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 11:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

justbala wrote:
jbalonso777 wrote:
justbala wrote:
Are these a/c regs an indication of their first international routes?

Then we can expect to see Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok, Kathmandu and Modesto (California) to be announced soon. Wink


VT-MOD cud be I5 sucking up to a certain Mr. MODi.

Definitely is, I was being sarcastic Smile
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 7:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Air Asia India has added an A320 to the fleet, as VT-AGR.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Air Asia India has added a pre-owned A320 to the fleet today (formerly VT-IDW with Indigo), as VT-NAG.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 7:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Air Asia India has added an A320 to the fleet, as VT-AMD.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 21, 2019 9:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Air Asia India has added an A320 to the fleet, as VT-HKG.
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https://www.business-standard.com/podcast/companies/tatas-to-control-airasia-india-story-behind-119122500289_1.html

Finally Air Asia India will now be independent and the effective management control will be in India and not in Malaysia. GOI was after this airline for a while to get control to Indian entities, which was the reason for holding up their international ops.
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Air Asia India has added a pre-owned A320 to the fleet (formerly VT-WAF with GoAir), as VT-MLE.
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