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Daily flights to Kuala Lumpur from Kochi soon

Nedumbassery: Kerala is all set to improve its connectivity to the South-East Asian countries from November with Air Asia, a Malaysia-based low cost carrier, launching daily direct flights to Kochi and Thiruvanathapauram from Kuala Lumpur.

A release issued by the airline said it would commence daily direct flights to Kolkata, Kochi and Thiruvanathapuram and that it will be offering all-inclusive fares from Rs. 1,499 one-way for the booking period of October 15 to October 20 to travel from November 12 and July 31 for Kochi; November 16 to July 31 for Thiruvanathapuram and November 19 to July 31 for Kolkata.

Promotional seats are also available on a first-come first-served basis and are made available exclusively online via www.airasia.com and mobile.airasia.com.

Meanwhile, the officials of the Cochin International Airport Limited have confirmed that they have been in discussion with a delegation of the airline for sometime now but said the exact date of commencing the service will be known only after the final round of discussions.

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