Beginning 30 January 2007, AirAsia will commence direct flights to Yogyakarta, Indonesia from Kuala Lumpur, documenting its entry into its 13th destinations in Indonesia. The Airline of the Year 2007 has the most extensive service into Indonesia sprawling across cities such as Bali, Balikpapan, Banda Aceh, Bandung, Batam, Jakarta, Medan, Padang, Palembang, Pekan Baru, Solo, Surabaya and now Yogyakarta.

AirAsia will begin with four (4) flights per week to Yogyakarta departing from LCC Terminal, Kuala Lumpur on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. The airline’s new 180-seater Airbus A320 will be deployed for the route.

Yogyajarta is a city with outstanding historical and cultural heritage. Renowned for being the centre of classical Javanese fine art and culture, Yogyakarta is also known as one of Indonesia’s most important centres for higher education. A visit to Kraton, the Royal Palace of the Sultan, will have one mesmerized with Gamelan, the beautiful Javanese traditional music and Ramayana ballet.

Tony Fernandes, Group Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia, said, “Yogyakarta has long been on our list of destinations that we want to fly to and it certainly adds value to our route network. The new service into Yogyakarta augurs well for both countries in promoting the exchange of tourist, labour, and small and medium enterprise traffic. In addition, year 2008 marks an exciting year for Indonesia as it is Visit Indonesia Year and we are excited to be able to play a key role in promoting the beautiful city and people of Yogyakarta to the rest of the world.”

“By means of AirAsia’s extensive route network in ASEAN, amazing low fares and high safety standards, we are optimistic in boosting tourism economy for all the countries we fly to, and specifically in this case, we are also looking forward to strengthening our domestic routes in Indonesia via our hub in Jakarta.”