AirAsia X confident of new Tehran route
Published on: Thursday, June 23, 2016
SEPANG: AirAsia X flight D7 776 successfully took off Tuesday evening, making its inaugural direct flight into the Iranian capital of Tehran from Kuala Lumpur with three times weekly flight.Head of Commerce, Arik De said: "We are confident that this new route will stimulate new travel demand and boost tourism and business potential for us and the two countries". Iran is a huge market to tap into and we will look forward to deepening our footprint in the region, and ensuring Malaysians and other citizens of Asean can fly further with us!" He said the commencement of this route is timely to complement the group's growing flight network in Kuala Lumpur, where the connectivity with Asean, China and Australia are being optimised with the new destinations and frequencies that we have introduced across the short and long haul network," added Arik.
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Tehran City is the capital of Iran and a bustling metropolis of 14 million people. This cosmopolitan city houses many great museums, parks and amazing local restaurants.