Wellington Airport has congratulated Christchurch Airport and the Canterbury region for having secured the services of Air Asia X, and it has welcomed the airline to the country.

The new airline services are expected to provide New Zealand with another largely valuable access route into the dynamic and highly progressive markets of Asia.

Further, the cheap fares of Air Asia X will additionally make visiting the country more available to the travellers coming from both Asia region as well as other connecting markets on the airline's swiftly spreading network.

New Zealand is going to get further close to the rest of the world and this will provide with large advantages to all the regions in New Zealand as these additional visitors will explore into the various attractions put on offer all over the country.

David Perks, the Chief Executive of Positively Wellington Tourism even welcomed the coming of the new air carrier. He said that this was an opportunity to increase the number of Asian visitors to New Zealand which was very important for Wellington.

Especially the visitors from markets like Singapore and India are keen and independent travellers and Air Asia X would make it easier for them to visit Wellington.