AirAsia X,the long haul version claims today to be the first low-cost carrier to receive approval to operate passenger flights to any destination within the U S of A. This could be good news for it and negative for the other Airlines. For those from the US ,the lower prices could offers a cheap entry into Asia without the premium factors and add on frills of the legacy Airlines. The maverick AirAsia will operate Airbus 330-300s with equally as many seats in a year.
Going further a richer option of 13 flat bed for those who need and want a little more luxury of space.
Hawaii should be attractive due to the flight time and being the nearest point of USA. Notwithstanding the few mishap it had on the short haul ,the expansion into the "Trump" card states will ensures it will have a winning hand in every games for
Airasia X. Security shall be a major concern including visa waiver facilities ,but the cheaper exchange rate versus the Sin makes it attractive side journey if the Terminals in KL can provide better services. Being in location of active jihadist sympathisers it is expected to have a robust ,security checks including baggage screening to the highest degrees for its final leg into US .It's a dog fight in the unfriendly skies of Asia .On the surface, calm business as usual but new plane,updated,upgrade furnishing ,premier and premium,whatever comes out of the spokeperson, it is suppose to win the war of air traveller to their seat. Loser get push overboard the Aircraft carrier as in a war zone. It is a winner take all for all airlines ,never a win-win.The evolution of the non stop and ultra-long range aircraft put Station Sin being no longer a stopover-fuel over, being replace by the middle eastern gulf stations. The only way out seems to be point to point ,no stopover and low cost mode of Airasia X. To show how an Airline cope with emerging demand, Sydney to Beijing flight was restarted after 8 years break ,and the fare by China based Air is half of Quantas. For loyalty and patroitism, one can guess which preferred Airlines the passengers prefer . Any legacy and hand over airlines comes with bloated management. Expect reorganisation in whatever form to lower cost for the incumbant Air. Or face shifting consumer taste and tight money and protectionism of Trumpism, no returns no benefits to host country in any form, built a wall over it, be it in the air or on the ground. The wallets are fighting back, in the age of internet, new mode of business and lower cost of flying makes travelling for all possible without having to have sell heirloom or the farm. Established scheduled Airlines like Cathy that reigns when it's Sunny Days ,are now finding it is not raining passengers and revenues ,rumours of declaring a loss for this year,including staff structure as flat as crepe ,eliminating middle management. By lower pricing to increase market share might not be good for all ,the spoilers like EK l, Eitihad and Gulf, long rumoured to be subsidised by the government of the day.To the Kangoroo route home for Christmas for the Brits ,and the biggest Airport in planet earth will overshadow Station Sin in the future, if any .In the faces of the new economy, the Middle Kingdom rules through sheer number and volume. Certainly whatever it touches will turn to hold and the golden horn of China. It will cause a flood instead of rain on the account and revenues. With the age of Brexit, Trumpeism and Crisis after Crisis and SCS, the one that pays are the new type of travellers. The days of BOAC and Pan Am exclusively for the old rich anotscions and heirs are long gone, hoi polloi can fly too. Long live the new,the old is dead.The consumer wins.The consumer is King.
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