Air Asia will fly Bali route

DENPASAR (indo.com): Air Asia will fly Bali route to toke advantage of the holiday season in the Island of Gods in August.

Bali will witness the increasing number of visitors in August as students in many countries are on holiday.

Following the successful launch of three routes connecting Indonesia with Malaysia, Air Asia has signaled plans to establish an additional seven new routes by the end of 2004.

Air Asia's Country Manager, Abdul Nasser Abu Kassim said that the carrier will provide new flight services in July. They include Jakata - Kuala Lumpur, Bali - Kuala Lumpur, Medan - Kuala Lumpur and Makassar - Johor Baru.

By the end of 2004 Air Asia will introduce three additional new services to Padang and Palembang (Sumatra), and Yogyakarta, Bali Discovery reported.

With slogan "Now Everyone Can Fly", the new start-up budget carrier from Malaysia is famous for its rock-bottom airfares. The aviation company has ordered nine B-737-400 aircrafts and thus, it will operate 26 aircrafts. Currently, it operates 17 aircrafts.