Malaysia's budget AirAsia set to stir Japan's travel scene

Malaysia's budget AirAsia set to stir Japan's travel scene

SEPANG, Malaysia - Azran Osman Rani, chief executive officer of Malaysia's fast-growing long-haul budget airline AirAsia X, listens to question from reporters during an interview with Kyodo News in Sepang on the outskirts of Malaysia's capital city Kuala Lumpur, on Jan. 14, 2010. He said AirAsia X plans to extend its low-cost service to Japan, possibly by the second half of this year. (Kyodo)

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