AirAsia X launches Flights between Kuala Lumpur and Hangzhou

AirAsia X today launched flights between Kuala Lumpur and Hangzhou in China.

The five-weekly Hangzhou route follows AirAsia X’s first international destination to the Gold Coast, Australia, where 60,000 seats have been sold and flights are frequently at a near-full capacity in the past couple of months since the first flight on 2 November. A survey of AirAsia X passengers by the Gold Coast Airport indicates that 45% are destined for the Gold Coast, 35% for Brisbane, and the remaining passengers use Gold Coast Airport as a convenient transit to final destinations in New South Wales, Melbourne, Adelaide, and New Zealand. This proves that it is a viable alternative airport for Brisbane residents.

The use of secondary airports provided AirAsia X with the impetus to select Hangzhou airport, where it can serve not only the 6 million residents of Hangzhou and 80 million in its Zhejiang province, but also serve as a secondary airport to key cities such as Shanghai, Suzhou, Nanjing and Wuhan, each with convenient ground transportation links from Hangzhou.

Hangzhou itself is poised to receive a major tourism boost with this AirAsia X service, as it welcomes visitors from Malaysia, Southeast Asia and Australia from AirAsia’s low-cost network. Hangzhou is regarded as a tourism capital of China, with its natural beauty and historical and cultural heritage. Known as one of  the cradles of Chinese civilization, Hangzhou has a history of more than 2200 years and is one of seven ancient Chinese capitals. It is also the centre for its famous Longjin green tea and silk.

“We’re extremely pleased with the reception we’ve received since announcing that AirAsia X would become the first airline to service Hangzhou from Kuala Lumpur,” said AirAsia X CEO, Azran Osman-Rani. “Hangzhou marks the starting point of our extended network of cities in mainland China. As our first northern China destination, this route compliments existing AirAsia routes in Southern China.”

AirAsia X is offering fares for one-way travel between Kuala Lumpur and Hangzhou starting from a low RM199 or CNY479 excluding airport taxes, surcharges and fees, and are applicable for one way travel.

AirAsia X offers passengers the choice of flying Economy in a 32-inch seat (similar to many airlines) or XL in a 52-inch seat, XL seats cost about twice the average Economy fare.

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