AirAsia hosts fashion show at Don Mueang, its new home
AirAsia begins its first day of service at Don Mueang International Airport today with a grand event and Thailand's longest fashion catwalk at its passenger terminal in a declaration of the airport's readiness and the airline's aspiration to grow and rede
Under its expectatation to serve 8 million passengers in 2012, AirAsia is now ready to provide service to over 160 flights per day from Don Mueang Airport along both domestic and international routes, connecting passengers to over 77 destinations across Thailand, Asia and Australia. The airline now operates with a fleet of 25 aircraft.
The first flight to leave Don Mueang today was FD3677, to Denpasar in Bali.
Tassapon Bijleveld, CEO of Thai AirAsia, revealed that on the night of September 30, AirAsia efficiently transferred its fleet of Airbus A320s from service at Suvarnabhumi International Airport to their new home at Don Mueang International Airport. Twenty-two planes were ferried from Suvarnabhumi to Don Mueang Airport in 8 hours, starting from 8pm-4am , without causing any delays or flight disruptions to the scheduled flights.
All other equipment, including baggage carts, conveyor belts and passenger steps, among other items were transferred within 24 hours.
He called the event a milestone in AirAsia’s history while assuring the airline’s readiness to continue operating all of its routes from Don Mueang Airport as well as underlining the convenience the revamped terminal will provide through its low congestion and proximity to central Bangkok.
“Don Mueang International Airport is fully ready to accommodate our services and help us achieve the goals we have set for ourselves. This is a perfect place for a low-cost airline to operate for many reasons. Less congestion and shorter taxi time will result in less fuel consumption and less delays. For our passengers, they will be able to enjoy Don Mueang’s close proximity to the city and less time for the entire travel process. At Don Mueang, it only takes 30 minutes from check-in to the boarding gate and passengers will benefit from this hassle-free experience,” said the CEO.
Acclaimed as the World’s Best Low-Cost Airline for 4 consecutive years (2009-2012) by Skytrax, the airline also increased our ground staff to ensure that everything runs smoothly.
AirAsia has joined with Elite Model Look Thailand 2012 to present its 25 finalists in a phenomenon fashion show that was both the “longest” and “highest” catwalk in Thailand which started in Don Mueang Airport, and continued on an actual AirAsia flight to Phuket Airport.
