23 April 2002KUALA LUMPUR - Airasia launched its "open sky system"
last Thursday, enabling its passengers to enjoy ticketless
travel.
According to Tune Air chief executive officer, Tony
Fernandes, the move to go ticketless would help the airline
save RM1 million (US$263,158). It is also part of the
company's strategy to go online.
All passengers now need is name and confirmation number.
A flight itinerary, which is not required for check-in
purposes, with passengers' details will be sent by e-mail,
fax or post. Passengers only need to bring along their
identification card or passport.
The airline plans to have online bookings.
According to Fernandes, response to the budget airline
has been good. In the past four months, AirAsia's total
passengers numbered 350,000. It expects the number of
passengers to increase to one million by the end of the
year.
The company will double its current fleet of three
B737-300s to six by August.
Contact: Nationwide call centre: 03-7809 6888 (8am-9pm,
Monday to Sunday)
Website: www.airasia.com