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Air Asia X Making X-Tra Small Seats

2/20/2008 at 9:30 AM
Tags: Air Asia X, LCCs, Low Cost Carriers, Asia Travel (all tags)

Malaysian-based low cost carrier Air Asia X has been up and running for just a few months now, but it keeps hitting the headlines. And unlike some LCCs, it's not due to incredibly delayed flights or habitually lost luggage.

Nope, Air Asia X is in the news for its expansion and investment. Two big companies--one Japanese, one Bahrain-based--have just injected nearly $78 million by buying a 20 percent stake in the airline. They're obviously thinking the planned Kuala Lumpur to Melbourne and KL to London Stansted routes, due to operate from late 2008, are going to be winners.

There are some complaints, of course. In general, people are happy to have another cheap option for flights around Australasia, but some folks are complaining about cramped seats. Air Asia X did announce that it's going to squeeze 30 percent more passengers into its new A330s by using narrower seats, but what some people seem to forget is that you get what you pay for.

Related Stories:
· Air Asia X Offers Cheap Cramped Seats [Malaysia Sun]
· Air Asia X Gets Two New Investors [Reuters]
· Air Asia X About To Leave Nest [Jaunted]

[Photo: emmylihan]