AirAsia commences three routes to southern China cities

The Malaysian multinational low-cost airline AirAsia has launched three new routes from Kuala Lumpur to southern Chinese cities, Quanzhou, Guilin and Chengdu (Tianfu). New services to Quanzhou and Guilin will be operated by AirAsia Malaysia (AK), while AirAsia X Malaysia will operate the Tianfu route, it said Monday. Flights to and from Quanzhou will recommence twice weekly, and to/from Guilin thrice weekly, both effective June 18, 2023. Flights to/from Tianfu will start twice weekly on July 1, 2023, and increase to thrice weekly from July 4, 2023, it said. The new routes would be part of the network of 15 routes with over 129 flights weekly between China and Malaysia. "Following the recent opening of China to the world and strong pent-up demand, our rapid expansion there, 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. "China remains a key market for our future growth and we will continue to review a number of other potential Chinese routes we hope to be in a position to announce soon,” said AirAsia CE officer Riad Asmat.<br/>