The sale of tickets for Air Asia begins Friday, May 30 new carrier's Malaysian parent AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes said. AirAsia India, a joint venture between AirAsia, Tata Sons Arun Bhatia's Telestra Tradeplace, was granted flying licence by aviation regulator DGCA earlier this month after 9-month- long wait and various legal hurdles. Fernandes announced the launch of flights on Twitter, "first flight (will be on) June 12" and ticket sales will open on May 30.