AirAsia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
AirAsia

Founded	1993
Commenced operations	18 November 1996
Hubs	Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Secondary hubs	Kota Kinabalu International Airport Penang International Airport Kuching International Airport Senai International Airport
Focus cities	Singapore Changi Airport
Frequent-flyer program	BIG Loyalty Programme
Fleet size	169
Destinations	88 incl. affiliate airlines
Company slogan	Now Everyone Can Fly
Parent company	Tune Group
Headquarters	Registered office: Petaling Jaya, Selangor Head office: Kuala Lumpur International Airport Sepang, Selangor
Key people	Tony Fernandes, Co-founder and Director Aireen Omar, CEO
Revenue	RM 5.19 billion/US$ 1.58 billion (2013)
Net income	RM 364 million/US$ 111 million (2013)
Website	www.airasia.com

An AirAsia Boeing 737-300 in special livery denoting the Malaysian flag.

AirAsia Airbus A320 departing Kuala Lumpur International Airport

AirAsia Berhad (MYX: 5099) is a Malaysian low-cost airline based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It has been named as the world's best low-cost airline, and a pioneer of low-cost travel in Asia. AirAsia group operates domestic and international flights to 100 destinations in 22 countries. Its main hub is the klia2 (LCCT) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

Affliates

These are AirAsia's affiliate airlines and their hubs:

• AirAsia India (Kempegowda International Airport)
• AirAsia Japan (Chūbu Centrair International Airport)
• AirAsia X (Kuala Lumpur International Airport)
• AirAsia Zest (Ninoy Aquino International Airport)
• Indonesia AirAsia (Soekarno–Hatta International Airport)
• Philippines AirAsia (Ninoy Aquino International Airport)
• Thai AirAsia (Don Mueang International Airport)

Images for kids

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  KLIA LCCT, which housed the AirAsia head office until the opening of RedQuarters

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  An AirAsia Boeing 747-200 (N620FF) in a hybrid AirAsia-Tabung Haji livery leased from Tower Air for charter operations during the Hajj season in 2000

See also

In Spanish: AirAsia para niños