AirAsia Reschedules Charity Flight with Sir Richard Branson

The AirAsia X D708 Charity Flight with Sir Richard Branson, which was scheduled to depart London Stansted for Kuala Lumpur on 1 May  2011, has been rescheduled to 4 July 2011.

The airline said the change was made to help address the growing difficulty of obtaining accommodation in and flights into London brought about by the increase in the number of people visiting London over the long bank holiday weekend and Royal Wedding.

The flight has now been rescheduled to depart London for Kuala Lumpur on 4 July 2011.

AirAsia said that travellers who have purchased tickets for the charity flight will be given a full refund, or the option to transfer the booking to the new date.

The flight has attracted a lot of media attention around the world, and even featured publicity stunts such as an auction with bids starting at GBP 400,000 for the right to shave Sir Richard Branson's legs. Other companies have also joined the hype, with Expedia offering the chance to Win Tickets for the flight. On Thursday however, the airline cut the fares on the flight quite dramatically from GBP 4,500 to GBP 2,250 return, a possible indication that it may have been far too overpriced to begin with. AirAsia is a low cost airline afterall.

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