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Air Asia introduces routes to Tehran and Mauritius
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A lagoon in Mauritius. (Shutterstock/-)
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span class="s1">Passengers wanting to explore Iran and Mauritius can now rejoice since Air Asia has just opened new routes to the destinations, offering attractive prices.
Known as the island with the topaz shoreline and sitting in the Indian Ocean near the southeast coast of the African continent, Mauritius and its amazing beaches including Belle Mare Beach will soon be accessible via a direct Air Asia X flight from Kuala Lumpur, starting October 4.
The flights will carry 377 passengers in economy class and 12 in premium class and are scheduled to depart three times a week, on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, departing Kuala Lumpur at 10.25 a.m. and arriving in Mauritius at 1.25 p.m. local time. The return flights are scheduled to depart Mauritius at 2.55 a.m. and arrive at 2.20 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. The one-way flight takes about 7 hours.
The airline is attracting travelers with promotional fares that must be booked between May 26 and June 5.
Aside from Mauritius, the Malaysian carrier will also fly to Iran’s capital, Tehran, with its inaugural flight departing on June 21. The route will connect Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok to Tehran, and as with Mauritius, Air Asia will run the service three times per week.
Air Asia is not a first-timer in Tehran, as the route was first introduced in 2010. However, the route was suspended in 2012 due to Iran’s challenging economic and business conditions as a result of sanctions applied by the US, according to Business Traveller. Sanctions to Iran were lifted earlier this year.
“The recent lifting of sanctions opens up exciting new prospects for Iran as a tourist destination,” said Benyamin Ismail, AirAsia X CEO. (asw)
