airasia ride completes nationwide expansion with launch in Sarawak

KUCHING, 27 OCTOBER 2022 - airasia ride, the most value-for-money and fastest-growing e-hailing platform has officially launched its services in Kuching, Sarawak today, signifying the completion of its expansion plans across all state capitals in Malaysia. This is indeed a special occasion as it came shortly after commemorating its first anniversary in August. 

The launch of the airasia ride in Kuching today was graced by Datuk Dr. Jerip Susil, Deputy Minister for Transport Sarawak who represented Minister for Transport Sarawak Dato’ Sri Lee Kim Shin. He officially flagged off the airasia ride convoy at the Old Court House Complex in the heart of the City, together with Deputy Minister for Youth, Sports & Entrepreneur Development Sarawak (Youth and Sports), Datuk Gerald Rentap Jabu and airasia ride Regional CEO, Lim Chiew Shan.

As a show of support towards the local arts and culture scene, airasia ride has collaborated with the What About Kuching festival, a month-long community-driven event in October that was supported by the Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry, and Performing Arts Sarawak.

With its signature unbeatable fares for customers, airasia ride is marking the celebration of this significant milestone with free rides for all new users in Kuching, with the promo code FREERIDE from now until 29 October. Click on the ‘Ride’ icon on the airasia Super App to find out more.

Datuk Dr Jerip Susil, Deputy Minister of Transport Sarawak said, "We would like to congratulate the airasia Super App team for the launch of airasia ride in Sarawak here today, and their amazing expansion journey across Malaysia. AirAsia has always been a significant player supporting Sarawak’s tourism sector since its inception in 2001 and especially post-pandemic, and we are happy to work together with the digital side of AirAsia – the airasia Super App, to provide tourists and locals with better services on the road and to provide Sarawakian youths with more job opportunities in the e-hailing sector.” 

Lim Chiew Shan, Regional CEO of airasia ride added, “We are happy that our ride-hailing service, airasia ride is now present across each and every state in Malaysia with the launch here in Sarawak today. We are grateful for the support of the Sarawak state government and we look forward to not only providing better connectivity on the road for our customers, but better benefits for e-hailing drivers with our Full-time Drivers program as well. Sarawakians, try us out today and we hope to be in more locations across Sarawak soon.” 

Full-time Drivers will earn a monthly base income of RM2,500 to RM3,500 including fuel benefit, and the opportunity to earn a total income of up to RM8,000 with additional drivers incentives scheme, on top of a full suite of Allstar employee benefits including EPF, SOCSO, medical coverage that covers their spouses and children, annual leave, and other travel benefits such as heavily discounted staff rates for AirAsia flights. Additionally, Full-time Drivers will also be given priority airport job assignments to enable them to earn more from airport pick ups and drop offs as travel demand continues to ramp up across the region.

Those interested in driving with airasia ride can click on the link here.

airasia ride, which was established in August 2021 now has 53,000 registered drivers on its platform and has completed two million rides to date. The fastest growing e-hailing platform in Malaysia has been championing fair fares - to both passengers and drivers alike and always considers what passengers can afford while still compensating the drivers for any extra travel time caused by heavy traffic.

airasia ride currently operates in all states across Malaysia, and selected areas in Bangkok, Thailand. 

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