(18 July 2022, 10:45 +07)
AirAsia X (AAX) has unveiled plans to launch
flights between Kuala Lumpur and Melbourne (Tullamarine), Perth
and Auckland.
Scheduled to take off on 1 November 2022, the three routes
will boost the airline’s network for 2022 to 13-routes including Sydney, New Delhi, Seoul, Tokyo, Sapporo, Osaka and
Honolulu as well as London, Dubai and Istanbul.
Wingtip of an AirAsia X A330 with sunbow in the sky above. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com
“We are thrilled to recommence our services to
Australia and New Zealand as a core part of our expansion strategy
with our famous great value fares for medium to long-haul travel,”
said CEO of AAX Benyamin Ismail. “We are also pleased to announce our return to
Melbourne Airport [Tullamarine] which offers more flexibility and
connectivity for our guests travelling to and from the state of
Victoria. In 2019, we flew over a million guests to both
countries, which shows that Australia and New Zealand are
important markets for us and we connected the same number of
Australians and New Zealanders to Malaysia and across ASEAN.”
AirAsia X will resume services to Melbourne (Tullamarine),
Perth and Auckland (via Sydney) with thrice weekly flights from
1 November, gradually increasing the frequency to daily flights by
the first quarter of 2023.
Scott Tasker, Auckland Airport General Manager
Customer and Aeronautical Commercial, said, “We can’t wait to see
AirAsia X touching down again at Auckland Airport in November. The
new service will not only provide more choice for trans-Tasman
travellers looking for competitive fares on the popular route
between Sydney and Auckland but is a great option for those
wanting to connect through to AirAsia’s extensive Asian network. With the widebody A330 flying the
Auckland-Sydney-Kuala Lumpur route, it also adds substantial cargo
capacity, which is great news for freight operators and exporters
looking for options through to Sydney and beyond into Asia.”
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