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Airline to cut fares 'by half'

Christchurch travellers could fly to Europe for $1000 return with the arrival of a cut-price Asian airline. Ref. Source 1

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What is your review for the new Asian airline that promises the lowest fares called, "AirAsia X"?

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Travellers snap up cheap Asian fares

Travel agents had to extend their opening hours as travellers rushed to snap up super-cheap fares to Southeast Asia after budget airline AirAsia X opened for bookings. Ref. Source 4

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Search for missing AirAsia plane called off for the night

The search for an AirAsia plane that went missing on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore with 162 people aboard has been called off for the night, according to Reuters and Sky News. Flight QZ8501 lost contact with air traffic control over the Java Sea about an hour before it was to land, AirAsia Indonesia officials said Sunday. The time in Surabaya is 12 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time; Singapore is 13 hours ahead of ET. The search is due to resume on Monday morning, Indonesia's national search and rescue agency said, according to Reuters. Ref. USAToday

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'See you and goodbye forever'

A MAN who cancelled his seat on missing Air Asia jet has recalled the chilling words of a passenger he spoke to before take off. Ref. Source 3

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Crew member's haunting tweet

A FLIGHT attendant believed to be on-board missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 posted a number of tweets about MH370 and MH17 this year. Ref. Source 5

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"My heart is filled with sadness for all the families involved in QZ 8501," AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes tweeted Tuesday after Indonesian authorities said they'd found debris that was most likely from the missing plane. "On behalf of AirAsia my condolences to all. Words cannot express how sorry I am," Fernandes said. Ref. CNN

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Pilot tells scared passengers to 'say a prayer'. CRYING passengers start phoning loved ones from the air after a loud bang and shuddering forced an AirAsia X plane to return to Perth. Source 1r.