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Some airlines give away a few free seats, others a voucher here or there, but AirAsia is boldly going where no airline in Australia has gone before and is giving away an entire plane - a 233-tonne, shiny red and white Airbus A330.
The carrier is giving one lucky Facebook user and 302 of their Facebook friends* a free return flight to Kuala Lumpur travelling aboard their very own AirAsia Airbus A330-300 (which they get to keep only temporarily of course).
The winner and their carefully chosen friends will get to experience AirAsia X award winning service on this specially reserved flight to the AirAsia X hub in Kuala Lumpur, its gateway to over 60 destinations in South East Asia including Phuket, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh and many more, where they’ll live it up in Kuala Lumpur including three nights accommodation, before returning home on their private plane*.
The competition was launched today to celebrate AirAsia X’s new daily Sydney-Kuala Lumpur service which began April 2.
Entry is via a specially designed ‘Friendsy’ app on AirAsia Australia’s Facebook page, with the winner drawn on 12th June.
The AirAsia Friendsy plane will depart November 2 from Sydney Airport and return from Kuala Lumpur on November 5, 2012. The total prize pool value is up to $268,615*.
“Why would we give away an Airbus A330? To show it’s possible for everyone to fly and so that everyone can see why we’re the World’s Best Low-Cost Airline,” AirAsia X CEO Azran Osman-Rani said.
“We believe this competition to win a flight sets us apart from what the competition has ever done in Australia. Apart from our sense of fun and adventure, it’s our category leading efficiency and service that makes it possible for us to offer this amazing trip of a lifetime, as well as our love for our awesome Aussie guests.
“They have shown tremendous support for all of our Australian routes including our new daily Sydney service which is one of our most demanded routes. This is our way of saying ‘Cheers Australia, the party is on us’.”
The Friendsy app features the Pick A Seat diagram from the AirAsia website, which allows entrants to fill the plane’s seats with their Facebook friends either manually or via an auto fill button.
“Entrants will be faced with a number of thought-provoking decisions,” Mr Osman-Rani said. “For example, what if you have more than 302 friends? And which 11 friends will you choose to join you in the Premium Flat Beds?
“Our advice? It’s time to think hard about who your real friends are!”
The AirAsia Friendsy app is now available at www.facebook.com/AirAsiaAustralia