AirAsia added another feather on its cap as the airline was named Best Asian Low-Cost Carrier by Asia Pacific’s leading travel news publisher TTG.
With 49,000 votes casted by the readers of TTG Asia, TTG China, TTG mice, TTG-BT mice China and TTG Asia e-Daily from June to August this year, AirAsia came out as tops in the Best Asian Low-Cost Carrier category. This award reflects the airline’s popularity among travel trade insiders and the traveling public.
Mr M.L. Bovornovadep Devakula, Director of Business Development Thai AirAsia was on hand to receive the award at the 22nd Annual TTG Travel Awards 2011 Ceremony and Gala Dinner in Bangkok where a large number of travel industry professionals were in attendance.
Commenting on the award, Thai AirAsia CEO Mr Tassapon Bijleveld said, “We are thrilled to be named the best low-cost airline in Asia once again. This is the fifth time we have been given the award and it reflects AirAsia’s commitment to excellence not only to our guests but also to industry insiders. Moving forward, we hope to continue serving the region with low fares, extensive network and destinations, great flight frequencies and as always, excellent service.”
This is not the first time AirAsia has been awarded with the Best Asian Low-Cost Carrier title from TTG as the airline was voted Asia’s best in 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010. In 2009, AirAsia Group CEO, Tan Sri Dr Tony Fernandes was named Travel Personality of the Year by the editorial board of TTG.
our picture shows:
Mr M.L. Bovornovadep Devakula, Director of Business Development Thai AirAsia (third from the left) with Mr Suraphon Svetasreni, Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand after receiving the award for Best Asian Low-Cost Carrier at the 22nd Annual TTG Travel Awards 2011 Ceremony and Gala Dinner in Bangkok.
About AirAsia and AirAsia X
AirAsia, the leading and largest low-cost carrier in Asia, services the most extensive network with approximately 139 routes. Within 10 years of operations, AirAsia has carried over 100 million guests and grown its fleet from just two aircraft to approximately 106. The airline today is proud to be a truly ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) airline with established operations based in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines servicing a network stretching across all ASEAN countries, China, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Australia. This is further complemented by AirAsia X, its low-cost long-haul affiliate carrier that currently flies to destinations in China, Australia, Taiwan, Iran, India, Korea, UK, Japan, France and New Zealand. AirAsia was named the World’s Best Low Cost Airline in the annual World Airline Survey by Skytrax for three consecutive years (2009, 2010, 2011).