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AirAsia X optimistic over Tokyo route in December

PETALING JAYA: Long-haul budget carrier AirAsia X will fly to Japan in December, with three non-stop flights a week from KL International Airport to Haneda in Tokyo.

Chief executive officer Azran Osman Rani said considering its status as the world’s largest metro­politan city, Tokyo was an important feeder market for the airline to move into the growing international network.

“The three weekly flights will strengthen our historic business and tourism links with Japan’s commercial centre,” he said.

Azran said he estimated that more than 60% of the passengers between Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo would be first-time visitors, adding that new market segments could be created from the tourism growth.

To mark its new destination, Air Asia X is offering promotional fares for a one-way ticket from Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo from as low as RM99. The tickets will be available from Sept 23 to Sept 26 for travel period Dec 9 to Jul 31, 2011.

The seats are offered on a first-come, first-served basis and tickets are only available online via www.airasia.com and mobile.airasia.com.

Passengers will travel in a brand new A330 aircraft with standard business class “Premium Flat Bed” seats that feature universal power sockets, adjustable headrests and built-in personal utilities, such as tray table, drink holder, reading light and privacy screen.

AirASia X currently flies to destinations in Australia, India, Taiwan, China, Europe and Korea.

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Stinging discovery at Penang Hospital
By TAN SIN CHOW
sctan@thestar.com.my

GEORGE TOWN: Mosquitoes have been found breeding at Penang Hospital.

The discovery was made after a member of the public informed state Health, Welfare, Caring Society and Environment Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh that several drains were clogged with rubbish, resulting in stagnant water, at the hospital grounds.

Phee, who inspected the hospital grounds yesterday, found a clogged drain near the paediatric ward.

“I scooped water from the clogged drain and was surprised to see little creatures wriggling in it. I believe they are mosquito larvae,” he told reporters at the scene yesterday.

Checks by the state Health De­partment revealed that the

larvae was from the Culex mosquito, a carrier of diseases such as the West Nile virus, filariasis and Japanese encephalitis.

Phee said stern action must be taken against the contractor responsible for the hospital’s cleanliness.

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