Thai AirAsia X launches one-stop Sky Ticket services and reveals new menu Train, bus, attraction tickets in Japan now available onboard!
6 November 2014, BANGKOK- Thai AirAsia X, Thailand’s first low fare, long-haul carrier is going the X-tra mile to offer more convenience and travel options by launching its “X-tra Onboard” services which include a one-stop Sky Ticket service along with a new expansive menu. The airline has partnered up with Quality Express, Keisei Electric Railway, Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise and Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan in order to offer bus, train and attraction tickets in Japan for purchase onboard—creating a convenient one-stop service exclusively available for Thai AirAsia X passengers starting on 1 December 2014. In addition to Sky Ticket services, over 24 delicious meals are now available to be pre-booked online at
www.airasia.com.
Nadda Buranasiri, CEO of Thai AirAsia X said, “Thai AirAsia X has gone the extra mile to offer its FIT passengers more choices and freedom than ever to customize their travel experience. In addition to our new delicious menu featuring over 24 meal options, we are extremely proud to launch our new one-stop Sky Ticket service. Passengers traveling to Japan will now be able to conveniently connect from the airport to downtown Tokyo and Osaka while enjoying popular tourist attractions such as Universal Studios Japan or the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan. We are excited to be the first airline to partner up with major transportation providers and offer tickets to local attractions onboard which will certainly be advantageous for our passengers who can now maximize their time at the destination by avoiding any ticket cues.”
“Beyond our low fares and excellent connectivity, the freedom to choose a travel experience that suits each person’s need and the ability to purchase tickets from the one-stop Sky Ticket service onboard is priceless. Thai AirAsia X’s variety of seats, meals, and tickets onboard make us an airline of choices—whether it is a choice between our award-winning business class seats, quiet zone or regular economy class seats or the ability to choose from up to 24 items on our menu, we believe that such choices will create a better travel experience for each individual traveler. We are confident that the new additions will increase our ancillary income from 15% to 20%,” added the CEO.
Apart from the high-speed train from Narita airport to Nippori and Ueno station, Ordinary 7-day JR passes* are also available onboard—enabling passengers to travel all over Japan on all JR modes of transportation including trains and busses. Those arriving in Osaka can also purchase Airport Limousine Bus Tickets from Kansai International Airport to Osaka Station along with tickets to Osaka’s famous attractions such Universal Studios Japan where Harry Potter fans can experience the latest attraction—The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Last but not least, Japan’s second largest aquarium, Kaiyukan, is not to be missed especially for families with children who would like to enjoy a variety of rare and spectacular sea creatures and plants.
In addition to the convenient Sky-Ticket service, Thai AirAsia X’s new menu offers Thai, International, Vegetarian dishes and a brand new delicious coconut pudding dessert not to be missed! Mouth-watering authentic Thai dishes include spicy fried chicken with rice topped with a traditional Thai omelette, while the international menu features a Japanese bento set which offers a combination of Japanese cuisine including shrimp roll, chicken teriyaki roll, salmon tempura roll, fried chicken karaage, egg roll with spinach and shiabazuke pickled cucumbers served with mineral water. Vegetarians can enjoy up to 4 tasty options including Stir-Fried Chinese Noodles with Vegetables, Stir-Fried Rice noodles with coconut milk, Pad Thai Noodles with Tofu, and Vegetarian Thai Panaeng Curry with Rice. Dishes are available via the pre-book option at
www.airasia.com and all passengers are encouraged to plan in advance in order to enjoy savings and a larger variety of options.
The new menu is available today while Sky Ticket services will be launched on flights from Bangkok to Japan starting from December 1st, 2014 onwards. Thai AirAsia X will be launching a new TVC in Thailand nationwide starting from 7 November 2014 onwards in order to publicize the new X-tra Onboard services.
This year the airline has launched direct flights from Bangkok to Seoul, Tokyo and Osaka with 2 Airbus A330-200 aircraft. Thai AirAsia X is scheduled to receive their third aircraft in March 2015 in order to increase frequency between Bangkok and Narita to double daily flights and Bangkok to Osaka to daily flights.
About Thai AirAsia X:
Thai AirAsia X is Thailand’s first low-cost, long-haul carrier. In 2014, the airline launched direct flights from Bangkok Don Mueang Airport (DMK) to Seoul (ICN), Tokyo (NRT) and Osaka (KIX). Thai AirAsia X operates with a fleet of 2 Airbus A330-300s, each with a seat configuration of 12 Premium Flatbeds and 365 Economy seats (a total of 377 seats). As an affiliate carrier of the AirAsia Group, Thai AirAsia X aims to solidify their position as the national and global leader in low-cost, long-haul aviation and to build a strong network that will contribute to the connectivity offered in AirAsia’s multiple hubs.
For more information and to book, please visit
www.airasia.com or follow us on
www.facebook.com/AirAsiaThailand.