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Air Asia Eliminates Fuel Surcharges
Malaysia’s low cost airline AirAsai announced on November 12 that it has abolished fuel surcharges on all its flights. The airline will also offer 500,000 seats for travel between June 22 and October 24, 2009, on all its routes.
Source: Emirates Business 24/7
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