Significant Increase in AirAsia Malaysia Flights to China and India

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(27/11/23)
 In response to the anticipated surge in journey
demand following the Malaysian authorities’s announcement of a
30-day visa-free entry for travellers from China and India into
Malaysia beginning 1 December 2023, AirAsia will considerably
improve companies between the nations with 230 flights per week
set to take off in Q1 2024.

The numerous improve in capability on AirAsia
Malaysia (airline code AK) and AirAsia X Malaysia (airline code
D7) represents as much as 5.2 million seats per 12 months and in addition coincides
with the current announcement of the easing of journey restrictions
for Malaysians to China, from 1 December 2023.

“That is
enormous, much-anticipated information not just for AirAsia however for the
nation, and we really thank the Malaysian authorities, significantly
Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, for this forward-thinking
initiative,” stated Capital A CEO Tony Fernandes. “AirAsia has been on the forefront of making an attempt to make
visiting Malaysia simpler. The 30-day visa-free entry for the
residents of China and India will certainly present a great addition
for Malaysia’s tourism and its economic system forward of the upcoming peak
journey season whereas boosting financial bonds between these nice
nations. As an important participant within the aviation sector, we stand prepared
so as to add capability to help the demand for reasonably priced and
accessible air journey within the area.”

As the most important international low-cost service in China,
each AirAsia Malaysia (AK) and AirAsia X Malaysia (D7) fly 17
routes into the nation with a complete of 156 flights weekly.

AK and D7 fly from Kuala Lumpur to
Guangzhou, Quanzhou, Kunming, Guilin, Nanning, Shantou, Shenzhen,
Chengdu, Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shanghai.

AK
additionally flies from Kota Kinabalu to Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Shenzhen,
Beijing and Wuhan, in addition to from Johor Bahru to Guangzhou.

Lately, the China Embassy in Malaysia
introduced that Malaysian residents holding atypical passports who
enter China for enterprise, tourism, household visits and transit
functions can get pleasure from visa-free journey for as much as 15 days beginning 1
December 2023 till 30 November 2024.

Each airways have additionally elevated frequencies to
9 routes into India with a complete of 74 flights weekly.

AK flies from Kuala Lumpur to Bengaluru, Kolkata,
Cochin, Hyderabad, Chennai, Trichy, and Trivandrum – a brand new
vacation spot beginning in February 2024, while D7
flies from Kuala Lumpur to New Delhi and Amritsar.

“We see this as a possibility not solely to boost
regional connectivity in two of our largest markets, but additionally to
act as a catalyst for vital financial progress,” stated Bo
Lingam, AirAsia Aviation Group Restricted Group CEO. “With an
estimated 4.6 million visitors anticipated to journey on our intensive
community of 26 routes in China and India in 2024 alone, we’re
able to play a pivotal position in attaining Malaysia’s bold
tourism targets of 25 million worldwide vacationers yearly.”

See current HD video
interviews about Malaysia:
Tourism Pahang, Malaysia,

Tourism Malaysia and

Malaysia Airports.

See current HD video interviews about India:
Uttar Pradesh (India) Tourism –
Interview with Prateek Hira, President & CEO of Tornos;
Goa Tourism (India) –
Interview with Rohan A. Khaunte, Goa’s Minister for Tourism;
Madhya Pradesh Tourism (India) – Interview with Sheo Shekhar
Shukla, I.A.S., Principal Secretary Culture & Tourism;

Karnataka Tourism (India) – Interview with H.T. Ratnakar, Adviser
– Tourism and Hospitality, Govt. of Karnataka, India;
and
Rajasthan Tourism (India) – Interview
with Dr. Rashmi Sharma, I.A.S., Director – Department of Tourism,
Government of Rajasthan.