AirAsia Malaysia has unveiled plans to launch three new
routes between Kuala Lumpur and China.
AirAsia Malaysia (AK) will launch services to Quanzhou and Guilin,
while AirAsia X Malaysia (D7) will fly to
Chengdu (Tianfu), adding to the network of 15 routes with over 129
flights weekly between the two countries.
Flights to/from Quanzhou (JJN) will
recommence twice weekly and start operating on 18 June 2023.
Thrice weekly flights to/from Guilin (KWL) will
take off on 18 July 2023, while two flights per week between Kuala
Lumpur and Chengdu / Tianfu (CTU) will commence on 1 July, increasing to thrice weekly from 4 July 2023.
AirAsia Malaysia (AK) also recently resumed daily
services from Kota Kinabalu to Wuhan.
“Following the recent
opening of China to the world and strong pent up demand, our rapid
expansion into China continues and we are proud to connect
millions of guests not only to major destinations but also to
underserved second-tier cities and launch unique routes such as Quanzhou and Guilin,”
said Riad Asmat, AirAsia Malaysia CEO. “China remains a key market for our future
growth and we will continue to review a number of other potential
Chinese routes that we hope to be in a position to announce soon.”
AirAsia
Malaysia (AK) will be flying 11 routes to/from China with over 118
flights weekly from Kuala Lumpur to Guilin, Quanzhou, Guangzhou,
Kunming, Shenzhen, Nanning, and Shantou; Kota Kinabalu to
Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan; and Johor Bahru to Guangzhou.
AirAsia X Malaysia (D7) will fly four routes to/from China
with over 11 flights weekly from Kuala Lumpur to Chengdu (Tianfu),
Beijing (Daxing), Shanghai and Hangzhou.
:
“China has
always historically been one of our core destinations for medium
haul air travel and our newest route to Chengdu (Tianfu) serves as
the foundation for more AirAsia X flights to China in the near
future, which will significantly boost our North Asia network,”
said AirAsia X Malaysia CEO, Benyamin Ismail. “As
China is rapidly bouncing back, we expect to launch even more
flights to/from the country as well as increasing frequency on the
most popular and profitable routes within our network in the short
to medium term.”
In celebration of the new routes,
AirAsia is offering 20% off all seats on all flights across its
130 destinations including to/from China. The promotion is
available for booking until 21 May 2023 for
travel between 1 June and 14 December 2023.
