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Airasia X to restart New Delhi, Mumbai routes

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imagesNEW DELHI, April 10 – AirAsia X will restart New Delhi and Mumbai routes soon, Group Chief Executive Officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said today.

“AirAsia X will be restarting routes to India very soon. Bombay and New Dehli are around the corner,” he wrote on social media site, Facebook. The long-haul budget airline axed flights to Mumbai and New Delhi on Jan 31 last year, citing high operating costs. Both routes were started in 2010.

The routes could serve as a feeder for its latest venture in India, given that domestic aviation rules did not permit new airlines to operate international routes for the first five years of operations.

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The budget carrier has established AirAsia India, a 49:30:21 joint venture between AirAsia,Tata Sons and Telstra Tradeplace of Indian investor, Arun Bhatia. The airline, to be based in Chennai, will cater primarily to Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities. Operations are expected to begin by year-end.

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