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AirAsia lands in India's Silicon Valley

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PressTrust of India Kuala Lumpur

Malaysian low-cost airline 'AirAsia' flew into the Silicon Valley of India with the launch of its inaugural flight on the Bangalore-Kuala Lumpur route.

With this launch, Bangalore became the seventh destination for AirAsia in India after Thiruvananthapuram, Kolkata, Chennai, Kochi, Tiruchirappali and Mumbai, the low-cost airline said in a statement.

"AirAsia will be operating its brand new Airbus A320 aircraft on the Kuala Lumpur-Bangalore route, with 100 per cent load on the inaugural flight. The sector is already witnessing a load factor of almost 85 per cent in the first few weeks," it said.

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First Published: May 21 2010 | 1:51 PM IST

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