Marking a new era for long haul low cost air travel, AirAsia X (AAX) announced that it will be flying from Kuala Lumpur to London, Dubai and Istanbul this year. At the same time the airline celebrates the launch of four new routes to Japan and Hawaii which are all on sale now.
With this announcement, AAX is now offering flights across seven popular routes from Kuala Lumpur to New Delhi, Sydney, Seoul (Incheon), Tokyo (Haneda), Sapporo (Chitose), Osaka (Kansai), and from Osaka (Kansai) to Honolulu.
Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, Executive Chairman of Capital A and Founder of AirAsia X said: “This is an incredibly exciting day as AAX returns to the skies refreshed and rejuvenated.
“The resumption of four popular medium haul routes and announcement of three new long haul services today is a significant milestone following the most challenging time in aviation history. We are thrilled to return to London and to launch flights for the first time to Dubai and Istanbul. We are sure all of these destinations will prove popular and look forward to seeing everyone back on board AAX again soon.”
Capital A President (Commercial) Colin Currie said: “The announcement marks a new era for our long haul affiliate AirAsia X which is resuming operations after a two-year hiatus, with refreshed branding to signal a fresh new start.”
