An Overview of Air Asia (India) Airlines
AirAsia India has its Indian headquarters in Bangalore, Karnataka. While it is a joint venture between Tata Sons and AirAsia Investment Limited, it is Tata Sons that holds the major stakes. The airline commenced operations in 2014 with Bangalore as its main hub. It is the first foreign airline to form a subsidiary in India. It is among the largest carriers in India. The airline has an extensive network across India, especially in the south, connecting multiple tier 2 and tier 3 cities with the Chennai International Airport, which is its main operating base. Today, the airlines operates across all major cities of the country.
AirAsia India fleet :
AirAsia India operates with a fleet of Airbus A320ceo which has a single aisle and is well-suited for short to medium-haul flights. It can carry 180 passengers at a time. The other aircraft in the AirAsia stable is an Airbus A320neo. This too has a single aisle and is apt for short to medium-haul flights, though the passenger capacity is a touch higher, being able to carry 186 guests at a time. AirAsia works at reducing carbondioxide emission by deploying an array of emission cutting levers in its modern fleet that calls for efficient flying.
Travel classes aboard an AirAsia India Airlines flight :
There is just a single class aboard AirAsia India. The single-aisle aircraft facilitates only economy-class seating, and this is to stay true to its positioning as a low-cost carrier, and therefore does not serve any complimentary food or drinks on-board. But you have the choice of paying a little extra and enjoying a few perks. AirAsia’s Red Carpet programmme allows higher paying customers to have a better pre-boarding and post-flight experience. You can avoid standing in long queues, and cut-off the wait time at the baggage carousel. The Red Carpet guests are provided a dedicated check-in counter, can enjoy express boarding to board the flight before everyone else, and they also get to eliminate wait time after touchdown by having the advantage of priority baggage at the carousel.
Benefits of flying AirAsia India
Here are some of the top benefits of flying AirAsia India:
- AirAsia flights are always on time and the airline has a reputation of being punctual.
- AirAsia India is among the largest carriers within the country, both in terms of routes served and passengers carried. You can find flights by AirAsia on all major routes with a particularly great network across South India and East India, with frequent flights from Kolkata to Bangkok among other Southeast Asian cities. In South India, the airlines connects several tier 2 and tier 3 cities with its operational hub, the Chennai International Airport.
- The frequency of AirAsia flights makes it possible to get a confirmed booking each time you decide to fly. You will find direct flights between all major metros of the country at almost all times of the day, beginning from early morning flights to late night flights, and several in between. This makes it possible for the customer to make impromptu travel plans because they are sure to bag a flight at their preferred time.
- AirAsia is a no-frills carrier with one single class, the economy class where no complimentary meals are served on-board. But by paying a little extra you can join the airline’s Red Carpet programme that provides you a dedicated check-in counter where you can avoid queues for baggage and boarding passes. You can also enjoy express boarding that lets you board the flight before anyone else, and there is the advantage of priority baggage at the carousel to eliminate wait time after touchdown.
- Ahead of arriving at your destination you can use the Avis car rental service that has a tie-up with AirAsia where you can book from a fleet of sedans, hatchbacks and SUVs and choose whether you would like to opt for a chauffeur-driven car or a self-drive car. On the interface, mention your pick-up location, transfer type, pick-up address, start date and search for cars.
- AirAsia offers the ‘fly porter’ service that takes care of your baggage by carrying it from doorstep to doorstep. This service is available in Hyderabad, Bangalore and Delhi. You can book this service with Carterx. It allows you to book two bags per order. The service lets you travel safe and stress free from the word go.
- In case your flight is cancelled by AirAsia, you can request for a full refund or choose to fly on the next available flight. The fare amount would be transferred to your new booking.
AirAsia India Airlines flight status
You can check your AirAsia flight status by heading to the Flight Status tab on the AirAsia India home page. Then you need to enter the origin airport followed by the name of the destination. Or you can enter the flight number in the widget and find the flight. This will give you a real-time update on your AirAsia India flight if it is on time, delayed or cancelled.
AirAsia India Airlines online booking
It is very easy to do your AirAsia online booking. Visit Farehawker.com and head to the Flight search section. There you need to enter your trip details whether one-way, round-trip or multi-city. Follow this up by entering your departure and arrival cities, date of journey, return date in case relevant, number of travellers and the preferred class of travel. Then say ‘search flights’. Check the box if you are looking for only non-stop flights. In the subsequent page you will be able to see all flights available for the date. But you need to head to the filter on top of the page and select AirAsia India from the Airlines drop down and apply the filters. The following page will give you details of only AirAsia India flights and from there you can compare the tariffs, the schedules and choose the one that best suits you. When you click on ‘view fares’ you will be able to see two fares: economy and premium flex. The difference between the two is premium flex lets you select your seats in advance and also offers you a complimentary meal on-board. The other specifications remain the same. Book the one you prefer. Enter your traveller details and head to the payment gateway to make the payment and confirm the booking. Your e-tickets would then be mailed by Yatra to your registered Email ID.