PETALING JAYA: The impending opening of interstate travel will be a good start to a much-awaited recovery for the airline industry that has been busy packaging offers for domestic destinations and services. “For Langkawi alone, AirAsia Malaysia sold over 260,000 seats in just over a week – a strong testament to the level of pent up demand for domestic travel,” he said. As vaccination rates across the globe continue to rise, AirAsia anticipates interstate leisure air travel will gradually continue to reopen first, potentially in the coming weeks. Until further announcement on interstate travel by the government, he said those going on essential travel must obtain valid approval from the authority before departure and comply with the specific entry requirements set by certain states. “We believe the reopening of more domestic destinations will further accelerate the recovery of the travel industry and country’s economy.
