Fly From Kuala Lumpur to Seoul for ONLY RM 99!

I can hear the Hallyu fans cheering already. The date's been set for Air Asia's  inaugural flight to South Korea. If you want to be among the first to fly out of  Kuala Lumpur to Seoul this November 1st, relive your World Cup sleepless nights TONIGHT. On-line booking for seats on board the Airbus 330 bound for Seoul starts from midnight onwards.

Would you believe it? The promotional fare from KL to Incheon is ONLY RM 99 while it'll only set you back by RM 156 to fly back to KL.

Air Asia explains the discrepancy this way: "Our fare is RM74. LCCT tax ( the Low-Cost Carrier Terminal in Malaysia)  is RM25 = MR99. Incheon Airport is one of the busiest airports with expensive tax @ RM82. Hence it is RM156 from ICN - KUL."

The Korea Herald gives the vital  info in other  currencies:

"To mark the launch of its latest route, the Malaysian company introduced a promotional round-trip fare of 120,000 won (US$102.30) including all taxes and fees, for the travel period from November 1 to August 11, 2011, for those who book tickets on its website between August 4 and August 8. After the promotional period, travelers will be able to purchase tickets for 25 to 30 per cent lower than traditional airlines charge, depending on their purchase date, for the daily operation."


Other relevant details as follows:
Booking Period: 4 - 8 August 2010 (starting 0000hrs, GMT+8:00hrs)
Travel from: 1 November 2010 and onwards
Flight Schedule:
KUL - ICN (Daily flight) Depart: 13:55hrs Arrive: 21:15hrs
ICN - KUL (Daily flight) Depart: 23:20hrs  Arrival: 05:05hrs (+1 Day)
Reservations can be made via www.airasia.com or mobile.airasia.com.

As part of its promotional campaign, Air Asia X held a competition through Facebook, the "Korean Secret Box Challenge" and lucky winners were those who could guess from given clues what the six items were in the box AND who could write appealing reasons for going to Korea.

Just for fun ( because the contest is over), can you guess what the items are?

1st Hint  "This item is often regarded as a Miracle, Magical, Magnificent and Amazing. It seems to be able to do wonders for women. Many love it and more are tempted to try it."

2nd Hint Baechu, ggakdugi, perilla, Kkaennip, oisobag

3rd Hint It causes insomnia. It is one of the most important agricultural export of South Korea. There are many types but the “Red” one is regarded as the best.
 
4th Hint  13ELF
 
5th Hint Time slips through our fingers like sand,but the flow remains uninterrupted as this item has stood against the test of time in Korea's music culture.
 
6th Hint Watch this carefully. An item will appear 8 times on the same person. Hint: “Meet again…” You need to go to Air Asia's Facebook page to view the video clip for this one.



Azran Osman-Rani, CEO of AirAsia X, AirAsia’s long-haul affiliate gets in the mood with a hanbok as he announces the good news on youTube.


See my earlier posting on why I'd prefer Air Asia to fly to Yangyang Airport.

sources:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2924083

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=6769720&id=18801397386&comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDKBjQo83uU
http://www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=13433&sec=2
http://ajummasjournal.blogspot.com/2010/04/airasia-x-gets-green-light-for-seoul.html

AirAsia X Gets Green Light for Seoul

Seoul, here we come! ( hopefully by October!)

Malaysians who are K-pop or Hallyu fans, rejoice! AirAsia X has finally got the rights to fly seven times a week to Seoul. Though the budget airline has yet to iron out details as to the actual date of its inaugural flight, it may coincide with the visit of the South Korean premier to Malaysia when both countries celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties.

The news may not just mean that more Malaysian tourists will soon be flying into Seoul to stock up on their supplies of ginseng, Nongshim instant noodles or Kpop music CDs. It could also mean more Koreans flying into Malaysia to take advantage of the lower fees for playing golf and the Malaysian sun to escape the winter blues. Great win-win situation for almost all but how will it affect the bottom lines for Malaysian Airlines and Korean Airlines?

Am assuming Air Asia executives are eyeing Incheon International Airport. I've got nothing against IIA - it's my favourite airport but can't help wishing Air Asia would consider flying a few times a week into Yangyang Airport in Gangwon-do. That way, it would be easier for visitors to get to Soraksan National Park more quickly. Not everyone may want the city lights and those in favour of flying into Seoul would dismiss this notion as impractical, etc. but I guess I'm in the minority. Still, I shouldn't be greedy - so once again, three cheers for Air Asia X and please do keep the airfares to Seoul encouragingly low.

source:
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/4/16/business/6065503&sec=business.