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			     AirAsia has launched flights between Kuala 
			  Lumpur and Ahmedabad, India's first UNESCO World Heritage city.
			  Flight AK91 is scheduled to leave Kuala Lumpur 
			  Airport (KUL) at 20:00 and arrive at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 
			  International Airport (AMD) at 22:40.
			  From Ahmedabad, flight AK90 is timed to depart at 
			  23:15 and arrive at KLIA at 07:15 the following day.
			  The airline will operate the route with four 
			  flights per week every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
			  
			   
      		  AirAsia A320 reg: 9M-RAQ at KUL. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com
			   
			   
			  “This marks a significant step in our ever evolving 
			  journey to cement our foothold in India, one of our biggest and 
			  fastest growing markets,” said Paul Carroll, Group Chief Commercial Officer of AirAsia. 
			  “We also hope that this connectivity will 
			  allow more travellers from India to explore the region beyond 
			  Malaysia thanks to our seamless Fly-Through options. We look 
			  forward to kick starting more routes, and creating more memorable 
			  travel experiences for our trusted guests.”
			  AirAsia now operates a robust network servicing 15 
			  international routes directly from India to Malaysia with 78 
			  flights weekly on short-haul airline AirAsia Malaysia (flight code 
			  AK), from the cities of Trivandrum, Chennai, Tiruchirappalli, 
			  Kochi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, 
			  Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar (flights to commence on 28 May 2024) as 
			  well as Kozhikode and Guwahati (flights to commence on 1 August 
			  2024). 
			  Medium haul affiliate airline AirAsia X Malaysia 
			  (flight code D7) also provides two direct routes from New Delhi 
			  and Amritsar to Kuala Lumpur with 8 flights weekly.
			  “We wholeheartedly commend 
			  AirAsia for their continuous efforts in further expanding air 
			  connectivity between our two nations, now with 15 and counting 
			  direct routes from India,” said Deputy Director South Asia Unit of Tourism 
			  Malaysia, En. Solehuddin Ahmad. “With this new route and AirAsia’s great 
			  value fares, more travellers can visit our beautiful country 
			  affordably be it for leisure or business. This is also a much 
			  welcomed initiative following the government's recent announcement 
			  of visa-free entry for nationals of India to Malaysia.”
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