AirAsia Aiming to Establish Fuzhou Airport as a Gateway Hub for Southeast Asia

Dark/Light Mode (30/05/23)  AirAsia has signed a cooperation framework agreement (CFA) with the Fuzhou Municipal People's Government.

The CFA is aimed at jointly promoting the development of Fuzhou's Civil Aviation sector, turning Fuzhou Airport into a gateway hub for domestic transportation to Southeast Asia.

Lin Baojin, member of the CPC Standing Committee of CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and Secretary of the Fuzhou Municipal Party Committee, said, “We are focusing on building a modern international city, accelerating the construction of the "Two Countries, Two Parks" between China and Southeast Asia under the Fuzhou Airport Phase II expansion projects. Currently, there are frequent traffic, economic and trade exchanges between Fuzhou, Fujian and Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia. It is hoped that AirAsia will deepen cooperation with Fuzhou, increase capacity allocation, accelerate route deployment, strengthen supporting business cooperation, help Fuzhou Airport in becoming a hub for Southeast Asia and promote the high-quality development of Fuzhou's aviation industry. I am also hoping we could boost economic and trade along the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ countries and regions.”

Air Asia Indonesia A320 reg: PK-AXI. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com

Since its first entry into mainland China in 2005, AirAsia has focused on developing point-to-point direct flights from Southeast Asia to China.

Upon the country’s reopening at the beginning of this year, AirAsia has gradually resumed operations and sales of 34 routes at 16 flight points in mainland China.

The airline currently operates 205 weekly mainland China flights, approximately 63% of the amount pre-COVID19. The number is expected to reach 100% by July.

“As the largest low-cost airline in the region, AirAsia has always been committed to bringing high-quality and low-cost travel services to a wider group of passengers and communities,” said Karen Chan, AirAsia Group Chief Commercial Officer. “I would also like to thank the Fuzhou Municipal Government and Fuzhou Changle Airport for their great support to AirAsia. We hope that through this cooperation, we can build an air bridge between Fuzhou and Southeast Asia. We believe that in the near future, travellers in Fuzhou can easily connect to hub airports in Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines at their doorstep using AirAsia’s services, connecting to over 130 destinations within our extensive network.”

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