AirAsia now flies direct to Makassar from Singapore

 AirAsia, the world’s best low-cost airline, today announced the launch of the highly-awaited Singapore–Makassar route, in a bid to accommodate Makassar’s market demand for quality yet affordable international flights.

The new route between Singapore and Makassar will commence on 1 July 2013, and will operate four times weekly on the brand new AirAsia Airbus A320, with a capacity of 180 seats.

“With the addition of the Singapore–Makassar route, AirAsia now flies direct to six Indonesian cities in total – including Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Bali and Semarang – which brings us to 15 direct routes overall from Singapore to the region. It is a milestone for us because it further reinstates our commitment to expand our reach into Indonesia. Our strong track record in passenger flown so far has proven that Indonesia is a strong market for us and we look forward to signing up more direct routes there to meet our customers’ demands,” said Logan Velaitham, CEO of AirAsia in Singapore.

In conjunction with the new route launch, AirAsia is offering promotional fares from as low as SGD 65* to Makassar, direct from Singapore – one way. The discounted fares are available for booking from now till 16 June 2013, for travel between 1 July 2013 to 15 August 2013.

The new route will bring about more holiday options for Singapore travellers – located at the east of Indonesia, Makassar offers exotic marine tourism and a wide range of affordable seafood and local delicacies for the foodies. The city also has the first indoor theme park in South East Asia named Trans Studio. The capital city of South Sulawesi is also a dominant trading center for Eastern Indonesia and frequented mostly by business travellers.

 *The price mentioned above is basic fare for one way travel only, excluding tax, fuel surcharge, and other fees. Terms and conditions apply

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