Payment for Philippines’ AirAsia promo seats Now Made Easier via any 7-Eleven Stores Near You!

AirAsia Inc. and 7-Eleven ink deal for easy, hassle-free payment service that’s open 24/7 

Makati City, 25 January 2013 - Paying for your Philippines’ AirAsia booking reservations and other online purchases is now made easier via any 7-Eleven store nationwide. AirAsia guests who prefer to pay in cash may now avail of online promo fares and other privileges from www.airasia.com and pay at any 7-Eleven’s more than 800 convenient stores.

AirAsia and Philippine Seven Corporation launched the Payment Partners agreement in Makati City yesterday with AirAsia Inc. Chairman Tony Boy Cojuangco, AirAsia Inc. CEO Maan Hontiveros and Philippine Seven Corporation president and CEO Jose Victor Paterno.

“We know that we made the right choice by launching this payment innovation with 7-Eleven. Our partnership brings more convenience and accessibility to payment gateways so that everyone can have an easy, hassle-free access to AirAsia’s super low fares and promos,” AirAsia Inc. CEO Maan Hontiveros said.

For his part, Philippine Seven Corporation president and CEO Jose Victor Paterno said: “AirAsia and 7-Eleven are committed to provide convenience and quality service to our customers. With this new cash payment system, AirAsia passengers will experience the ease and convenience of our 24/7 service.”

AirAsia believes in providing convenient service to make traveling easier and more affordable for guests through the following booking options:

•  Internet booking via www.airasia.com that is customized for each country and market. 

•  Guests are also able to book their flights via AirAsia’s new and improved mobile apps as well which are available for download at Apple’s App Store for iPhone, Google’s Play Store for Android phones, or at mobile.airasia.com for WAP enabled phones.

“Aside from being able to book their flights 24/7, our guests will be very happy to finally have the same option to pay cash, any time at any 7-Eleven store nationwide. In the next few weeks, we will announce more payment partners so that more and more people will benefit from our low fares and extensive route network spanning 20 countries and 80 destinations,” Hontiveros added.

To celebrate the partnership, AirAsia is offering promo fares from as low as P699 for Davao and Kalibo; P999 for Taipei and Hong Kong and P1,499 for Singapore. Guests who will avail of this promo online will be able to travel from 24 January to 22 May 2013. Booking period is open until 3 February 2013.

Find out more about AirAsia’s exciting destinations and promo fare announcements by following us on Facebook (facebook/airasiaphilippines) and Twitter (twitter.com/airasiaph).

Philippines’ AirAsia’s Free Seats Promo is Back!

Philippines’ AirAsia’s Free Seats promo is back!

Zero base fare deals to exciting domestic destinations are up for grabs now 

 MANILA, 17 September 2012 – Better than a big seat sale, Philippines’ AirAsia today rolled out its Free Seats promo where guest can travel from Clark International Airport in Pampanga to Davao and Kalibo with an all-in fare of P275 pesos one way. 

“The P275 seat sale is actually a zero-fare promo where the seat is totally free and the guest is actually paying only P275 to cover the fuel surcharge, processing fee and government mandated fees such as aviation security fee and VAT,” AirAsia Inc. CEO Maan Hontiveros announced at a press conference in Makati City.

The Free Seats promo will be available online at www.airasia.com from 18 - 23 September 2012, and guests will be able to travel from 1 April to 30 September 2013. 

“AirAsia continues to change the landscape of low-cost travel. With our promos, planning a trip is easiest with our fares and rates all clearly laid out to our guests,” Hontiveros added.

AirAsia flies daily to Davao and Kalibo (twice daily) and Puerto Princesa City (four times/week). These services provide accessibility for local and international tourists to visit the world famous Boracay beach, Puerto Princesa Underground River and Davao’s Philippine Eagle Sanctuary and other exciting tourist attractions.

Hontiveros also hinted that the zero base fare promo will also be offered on the Filipino carrier’s international destinations.

Currently, AirAsia flies daily to Hong Kong, Macau and Kuala Lumpur.

AirAsia Inc. is a Filipino Low Cost Carrier (LCC) established to serve the Philippines’ regional and domestic air travel market. For inquiry and to receive real-time updates on latest promotions, interact via facebook.com/AirAsiaPhilippines and twitter.com/AirAsiaPh.

Philippines’ AirAsia call center also accepts booking of regular fares via +632 588 9999 from Monday to Sunday at 0800hrs to 2100hrs (GMT +8). Guests from Metro Manila may also purchase seats through AirAsia Travel & Service Centers (ATSC) located in SM North EDSA in Quezon City, in Mall of Asia in Pasay City and in Gaisano Mall in Davao City.

ABOUT AIRASIA INC. 

As part of its commitment to develop tourism and transportation outside Metro Manila, AirAsia Inc. set up its hub in Clark, Pampanga in 2011. In the same year, Filipinos welcomed the airline’s brand new Airbus A320s operated by an all-Filipino crew, signifying greater opportunities for travel, leisure and tourism industries in the country. 

AirAsia Inc. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission in March last year to engage primarily in the business of air transportation in the Philippines and abroad for passenger and cargo.

AirAsia Inc. is a 60-40 joint venture between Filipino investors Antonio O. Cojuangco, Michael L. Romero and Marianne “Maan” B. Hontiveros, and Malaysia’s AirAsia International Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of AirAsiaBerhad, which has won SkyTrax’s best low cost airline for four consecutive years. (Skytrax is the world’s largest airline and airport review site.)

AirAsia Inc. began its domestic operations via Clark International Airport on March 28, 2012 by servicing daily flights to Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao, Puerto Princesa International Airport in Palawan and four times a week flights to Kalibo International Airport.

It launched its first international destination last June 9 with afternoon flights to Kuala Lumpur that complements Malaysia’s AirAsia which has been servicing the same route since 2005. Hong Kong and Macau flights commenced last July 19.