AirAsia Malaysia to Launch Three New Routes to China

Dark/Light Mode (15/05/23)  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 Airbus A320 reg: 9M-RAI. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com

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.

AirAsia Malaysia's KUL-JJN, KUL-KWL and KUL-CTU Flight Schedules:

“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.

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