AirAsia named Asia's Leading Low-Cost Airline for the fourth time, also wins first Asia's Leading Inflight Service award
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AirAsia
Group CEO for Indonesia, Dendy Kurniawan receiving Asia's Leading
Low-Cost Airline and Asia's Leading Inflight Service Awards on behalf of
AirAsia Group at the World Travel Awards Asia & Australasia Gala
Ceremony 2016 in Da Nang, Vietnam
DA NANG, 18 October 2016 -
AirAsia has bagged top honours at the World Travel Awards (Asia and
Australasia) here on Saturday, winning the prestigious Asia's Leading
Low-Cost Airline title for the fourth time.
Asia's
largest low-cost carrier by passengers carried and jet fleet was
crowned the region's top budget airline, ahead of Jetstar Airways, West
Air, GoAir, JetKonnect, Air India Express, Nok Air and FireFly.
AirAsia
also won Asia's Leading Inflight Service for the first time, beating a
field of full-service carriers such as Japan Airlines, Korean Air,
Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Garuda Indonesia,
China Southern Airlines, Air India and Hong Kong Airlines.
The
World Travel Awards (Asia and Australasia) serves to acknowledge,
reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the travel and
tourism industry in Asia Pacific, as chosen by thousands of travel
professionals and high-end tourism consumers.
Airlines
are judged on customer satisfaction and service quality, overall
business performance, product innovation, staff relations and
development, corporate social responsibility and contribution to local
community, commitment to sustainable policies and fulfillment of
long-term corporate vision.
AirAsia
Group CEO Tony Fernandes said, "It's an honour to be named Asia's
Leading Low-Cost Airline for the fourth time. This is further
affirmation that we are, without a doubt, the best budget carrier in the
region.
"I'm
also super proud that we've won our first ever Asia's Leading Inflight
Service award. AirAsia made history last year by becoming the first
low-cost carrier to be named Asia's Leading Cabin Crew, and we have
built on that achievement. Our success shows it wasn't a flash in the
pan, and that our service isn't only best-in-class but the best of both
low-cost and full-service as well.
"I've
always said we have great inflight service, with our amazing cabin crew
and great products like Premium Flex for business travellers, roKKi
inflight wifi and our Asean-inspired Santan menu.
"And
we've only just started. We have many more innovative ideas that we're
working on right now to make our inflight service even better and I
can't wait to share them with our guests, so keep watching this space."
For a video of AirAsia at the award ceremony, please go to: http://bit.ly/aawta2016
AirAsia
has also been nominated in six categories in the global World Travel
Awards that will be held in the Maldives in December.
The
categories are World's Leading Low-Cost Airline, World's Leading
Inflight Service, World's Leading Cabin Crew, World's Leading Low-Cost
Airline Website, World's Leading Low-Cost Airline App and World's Most
Efficient Low-Cost Airline.
AirAsia
is Asia's leading low-cost carrier, with an extensive network of more
than 120 destinations in Asia, Australia and New Zealand, the Middle
East and Africa. It is also the only airline to fly direct to all 10
Asean countries, including some 60 unique routes in the region.
AirAsia
was also named World's Best Low-Cost Airline for the eighth year in a
row at the 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards in July.
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