Aussie authority inks deal with budget airline

Papalia (left) and Benyamin at the signing of the agreement to bring more holidaymakers to Western Australia.

THE Western Australia state government, through its tourism agency, has announced an expanded cooperative marketing agreement with budget airline AirAsia in Malaysia.

Making the announcement at AirAsia’s global headquarters RedQ, Western Australia Tourism Minister Paul Papalia said the agreement aimed to further promote the state’s tourism highlights in markets such as Malaysia, India, China and Japan.