AirAsia added three new routes from Kuala Lumpur to the southern regions of China, further cementing its position as the largest foreign carrier serving China. AirAsia Malaysia will operate new launched routes to Quanzhou, Guilin and Chendu.
The flights to Quanzhou will be operated twice weekly while Guilin flights will be thrice weekly starting July 18, 2023. Fights to/from Chengdu (Tianfu) will start twice weekly on July 2023 and increase to thrice weekly from 4 July 2023.
Recently, AirAsia Malaysia (AK) also 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, CEO, AirAsia Malaysia. “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.”
“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,” commented Benyamin Ismail, CEO, AirAsia X Malaysia.
With these new routes AirAsia cover an extensive network of 15 routes with over 129 flights weekly between China and Malaysia.