MALAYSIAN no-frills airline AirAsia on Thursday (December 4) launched a Fly-Thru service from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad to Kuala Lumpur, which will allow passengers to travel hassle free to connecting destinations.
The Fly-Thru service does away with the numerous check-ins, transit visas or multiple baggage transfers and will enable passengers to check-in from their original destination and transfer to their final destination via Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2, AirAsia said in a release.
Currently, AirAsia Fly-Thru hubs are available at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2, Don Muang International Airport in Bangkok, Denpasar Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali and Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta.
With the roll out of the Fly-Thru service, passengers can now collect their baggage at the final destination as it will be automatically transferred to the onward connecting flight, the airline said.
“The AirAsia Fly-Thru service provides passengers with utmost convenience and makes connecting flights much easier and efficient and enhances reach to various cities in the region and beyond from Hyderabad,” said AirAsia Group chief commercial officer, Siegtraund Teh, adding that the airline aims to add Fly-Thru services from more originating airports.
With Hyderabad as the originating point, passengers could conveniently connect to destinations such as Brunei, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Langkawi, Singapore, Krabi, Phuket and Ho Chi Minh City via Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2, it said.
Besides, the service will also cater to destinations operated by AirAsia X flights such as Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, the release said.
At the first point of embarkation, Fly-Thru passengers from Hyderabad will receive an onward flight boarding pass and will be allowed to bypass immigration clearance in Kuala Lumpur with all check-in baggage tagged for automatic transfer to the consecutive flight up to the final destination, AirAsia said.
