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KUALA LUMPUR, 12 April 2023: AirAsia Malaysia\u2019s (AK) China expansion continues, with direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to Shantou starting 16 June and a new direct flight from Kota Kinabalu to Beijing (Daxing) on 1 July this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AirAsia will reconnect Kuala Lumpur to Shantou, starting with two weekly flights in June and increasing to four in July. With seven weekly flights, the airline will fly from Kota Kinabalu to Beijing (Daxing) for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The new connections allow AirAsia to strengthen its position as the largest foreign low-cost carrier in China with a 45% market share, following the recent resumption of flights to\/from Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Nanning, Wuhan, Kunming, Macao and Hong Kong served by AirAsia Malaysia (AK).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rapid short-haul expansion is part of the airline\u2019s strategy to align its international network, complementing the medium-haul connectivity to Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Beijing (Daxing) served by AirAsia X Malaysia (D7).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AirAsia Malaysia CEO Riad Asmat said: \u201cWe are pleased to restart our service to Shantou, which was first introduced in 2016. Shantou is one of our most popular destinations, where we flew about 340,000 guests to\/from the coastal city until the end of 2019. In addition, we are also thrilled to announce the commencement of the new route from Kota Kinabalu to Beijing (Daxing), of which we will be the only airline connecting Sabah state capital directly to the capital of China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cChina has always been one of our most important key markets. The two routes will contribute about 10% additional capacity to our China network. We remain committed to further expanding the connectivity to Malaysia, a popular destination for Chinese tourists.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cOur expansion strategy is excellent news for Malaysian tourism. Having most of China\u2019s routes back on our network will help the growth of the tourism sector, an important asset for the nation\u2019s economy. We hope that our vast network will contribute to the Ministry of Tourism Arts and Culture\u2019s target of 16.1 million international tourist arrivals this year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of the route resumption and the new route launch, AirAsia is offering promotional all-in one-way fares from MYR369 from Kuala Lumpur to Shantou and from MYR459 from Kota Kinabalu to Beijing (Daxing).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Promotional fares are available for booking until 16 April 2023, for the travel period from 17 April to 28 October 2023, on AirAsia Super App and airasia.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a group, AirAsia currently flies to 35 routes in China with a total of 287 weekly flights from Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines in May, with plans to increase the number of weekly flights to 317 with the addition of Kuala Lumpur to Shantou, Kota Kinabalu to Beijing (Daxing), Bangkok (Don Mueang) to Xi\u2019an and Cebu to Shenzhen between June and July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AirAsia Malaysia (AK) currently flies 11 routes from Kuala Lumpur to Guangzhou, Kunming, Shenzhen, Nanning, Macao, and Hong Kong; from Kota Kinabalu to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan, and Hong Kong; and from Johor Bahru to Guangzhou. AirAsia X Malaysia (D7) flies three routes from Kuala Lumpur to Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Beijing (Daxing).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AirAsia Thailand (FD) currently flies 16 routes from Bangkok (Don Mueang) to Chongqing, Chengdu, Changsha, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Kunming, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Nanjing, Macao, and Hong Kong; from Chiang Mai to Beijing (Daxing), Changsha, Hangzhou, and Hong Kong; and from Phuket to Hong Kong. AirAsia X Thailand (XJ) flies one route from Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) to Shanghai. AirAsia Philippines (Z2) flies four routes from Manila to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Macao, and Hong Kong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flight Schedule between Kuala Lumpur (KUL) and Shantou (SWA):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Flight Schedule between Kota Kinabalu (BKI) and Beijing (Daxing) (PKX):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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