KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 15): AirAsia X Bhd will be flying to Istanbul, Turkey next year, said its founders, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun. They made the announcement on a Facebook live video today about an hour ago, as they were about to attend a welcome ceremony for the new Airbus A320neo aircraft in Sepang. "Kamarudin is very keen to fly to Istanbul," Fernandes said, answering a question posted by his Facebook fan. "We will be flying to Istanbul soon, next year," said Kamarudin, who is also the group executive officer of AirAsia X. Meanwhile, Fernandes said the low cost carrier will be flying to London Gatwick airport instead of Heathrow airport.

Source: The Edge Markets September 15, 2016 09:56 UTC