AirAsia X (AAX) has resumed its services to Shanghai, China with four weekly flights from Kuala Lumpur commencing from 2 March 2023. Looking at the rising passenger demand and easing of inbound travel restrictions to China, AAX plans to ramp its capacity to 11 weekly flights by Q2 of 2023.
Benyamin Ismail, CEO, AirAsia X Malaysia: “Our first inaugural flight to Shanghai was a decade ago and today, we are thrilled to be back in China and celebrate the resumption of this historically very popular destination. In addition, we have also restarted our weekly flight to/from Hangzhou recently with 97% passenger load to Kuala Lumpur."
“Most importantly, we are seeing a sharp upturn in demand from Chinese travellers which will boost our recovery and accelerate the local tourism industries in both destinations. We look forward to restarting more flights to/from China in the coming months,” Ismail added.
The airline is optimistic that the travel demand to China will quickly return to pre-pandemic levels in near future.