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AirAsia X deployed the first rescue flight to Cairo from Malaysia
SEPANG, 24 August 2013- AirAsia X Berhad, the leading low-cost, long-haul carrier, announced that their first rescue flight from Cairo safely landed on the Malaysian soil at 8.05am yesterday. AirAsia X’s flight, D7 2999 arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, carrying 364 Malaysian students.
Azran Osman-Rani, CEO of AirAsia X said “We have been working closely with the National Security Council and other Government agencies to monitor the situation in Cairo, and I am pleased that our team managed to deploy an A330-300 aircraft and operating crew, obtain all the necessary approvals and arrangements, to dispatch the first Malaysian rescue flight to Cairo, given the limited time frame. We focused our efforts to bring our Malaysian students home safely and we are grateful that the flight arrived safely in Kuala Lumpur from Cairo International airport yesterday. AirAsia X expects to deploy a second rescue flight on this week, once confirmed by the Government, and we hope to bring more Malaysians home.”
“Our operations was coordinated by our Engineering Director, Soo Hoo How Loon, while the flight was commandeered by Captain Kelvin Tai, our Chief Pilot of Technical and Development. We are committed to this very spirit of One Malaysia, which pulls us all together as Malaysians in offering a helping hand during these trying times.” Azran concluded.
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About the AirAsia Group
AirAsia, the leading and largest low-cost carrier in Asia, services the most extensive network with 85 destinations. Within 11 years of operations, AirAsia has carried over 180 million guests and grown its fleet from just two aircraft to approximately 118. The airline today is proud to be a truly ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) airline with established operations based in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan and the Philippines servicing a network stretching across all ASEAN countries, China, India and Australia. AirAsia was named the World’s Best Low Cost Airline in the annual World Airline Survey by Skytrax for five consecutive years in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
About AirAsia X
AirAsia X is the low-cost, long-haul affiliate carrier of the AirAsia Group that currently flies to destinations in China, Australia, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Nepal and the Middle East. The airline currently serves 15 destinations across Asia (Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul, Busan, Taipei, Beijing, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Shanghai and Kathmandu), Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Gold Coast) and the Middle East (Jeddah). AirAsia X currently operates a fleet of 13 Airbus A330-300s, each with a seat configuration of 12 Premium Flatbeds and 365 Economy seats. The airline has carried over 9 million guests since it commenced long-haul in 2007. Our vision is to further solidify our position as the global leader in low-cost, long-haul aviation and create the first global multi-hub low-cost carrier network along with other carriers of the AirAsia Group.

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