AirAsiaX sees Japanese customers as a large market for discount air travel services

"When I look at Japan, I see, yes, the population may not be growing, but it is still a big market. It has a population of 120 million to 130 million. Out of that, if you take the young people in the age group of 16 to 40, in absolute numbers, the market is quite big," AirAsia X Chief Executive Officer Azran Osman Rani


Source: Malaysia budget carrier AirAsia bullish on Japan
By VIVIAN HO
Kyodo News
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010
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