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29 Sep, 2017

India: AirAsia, Zoomcar Partner for Rental Car Service

MUMBAI, India Sept 28 (NNN-PTI) — Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia yesterday said it has teamed up with self-drive car rental company Zoomcar to provide mobility solutions to its customers to and from airports. The facility will be available to all group airlines including AirAsia-India.

The tie-up allows AirAsia guests to book Zoomcar for their local and inter-city self-driven transport through the company’s portal, a statement said.

Spread across 26 cities including metro and non-metro ones, the Bengaluru-based Zoomcar allows a user to rent a car on hourly, daily, weekly and monthly basis.

“We have always believed in going extra mile to provide the best in class customer service to our guests and we are confident that through this partnership with Zoomcar, we will be able to offer the best mobility to our flyers,” AirAsia India managing director and chief executive officer Amar Abrol said.

AirAsia customers will also be entitled to a discount of up to Rs 1,000 or 20 per cent of the booking amount, it said adding fully refundable security amount will be charged at the time of booking.

“We are excited about the partnership which will further enable the AirAsia guests to experience Zoomcar accessibility at airports with an ease and flexibility. The door to door delivery experience enhances customer comfort and convenience and to leave them with a memorable experience of self-drive time and again,” Zoomcar co-founder and chief executive Greg Moran said.

AirAsia India currently flies to 16 destinations with its hubs in Bengaluru, New Delhi and Kolkata covering Kochi, Goa, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Pune, Guwahati, Imphal, Vizag, Hyderabad, Srinagar, Bagdogra, and Ranchi and Bhubaneswar.