AirAsia Cutting Back

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AirAsia X to axe unprofitable New Zealand route

The long-haul arm of budget carrier AirAsia said on Monday that it would axe flights to New Zealand, its latest move to shed unprofitable routes and re-focus on the group's core Asian market.

Malaysia-based AirAsia X, which will cut its four-weekly flights to Christchurch, has already announced plans to cease service to London, Paris and Delhi in March, after scrapping flights to Mumbai in January.

AirAsia X chief executive officer Mr Azran Osman-Rani said in a statement that jet fuel prices had risen more than 30 per cent since Christchurch routes began in April 2011.

'The high cost of fuel has compromised our ability to offer our renowned low fares,' he said.

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