Tuesday, March 12, 2024
AirAsia Malaysia (flight code AK) recently inaugurated its first-ever flights from Kuala Lumpur to Western Australia, with the aircraft making its maiden landing at Perth Airport at 7:50 pm last night. This launch marks the beginning of additional daily flights connecting the capitals of Malaysia and Western Australia, symbolizing a significant phase of growth with AirAsia Malaysia’s debut route to Australia. The frequency of flights on this favored route is set to double, moving from seven to 14 flights per week, or twice daily, thereby increasing the weekly capacity by over 3,000 seats for visitors through Perth Airport.
These new daily services will enhance the existing daily operations by AirAsia X from Kuala Lumpur to Perth, which already contribute more than 5,200 weekly seats for travelers via Perth Airport, utilizing the larger A330 widebody aircraft.
AirAsia Aviation Group CEO, Bo Lingam said: “AirAsia Malaysia is thrilled to launch its first ever route to Australia. Perth is an incredibly popular destination for our guests for leisure, visiting friends and family, education and due to its close proximity to Southeast Asia – with Malaysia being a top five destination of origin last year. Conversely Asia is one of the most popular destinations of choice for West Australians for affordable and unique, culturally diverse travel experiences.
“We are confident these new services operated by AirAsia Malaysia will be popular – our inaugural flight to Perth was 95% full which is a great sign of things to come.
“Thanks to the addition of new model aircraft like the A321neo with longer range capabilities (over five hours) and numerous operational efficiency, we are able to make these new services a reality on a narrowbody aircraft from Kuala Lumpur.
“With over 300 new specification aircraft on order for the AirAsia Group, we look forward to reviewing more services to Australia in the future including places we have never flown before, which will be announced in due course.
“With todays’ announcement, this is the most capacity the AirAsia Group including affiliate medium haul airline AirAsia X, has ever had into West Australia which is now the fastest growing destination in Australia with over 15,000 visitor seats flown weekly or nearly 800,000 annually, through Perth Airport.”
Perth Airport Chief Commercial and Aviation Officer Kate Holsgrove said that AirAsia Malaysia’s new service between Perth and Kuala Lumpur provides more options for those travelling between Western Australia and Malaysia’s capital.
“Malaysia is Western Australia’s fourth biggest international visitor market, injecting $99 million into the WA economy in visitor expenditure for the year ending in September 2023. We’ve got strong business, education, trade and tourism links with Malaysia and this new non-stop service provides further opportunities by adding more than 170,000 new seats annually to the Perth market. We look forward to building a strong partnership with AirAsia Malaysia, to ensure the success of this service.”
AirAsia’s Perth Routes Update:
AirAsia X now provides daily flights connecting Kuala Lumpur with Perth. Similarly, AirAsia Malaysia has launched daily flights on the same route.
For those traveling between Jakarta and Perth, AirAsia Indonesia offers six flights a week. Additionally, there are 27 weekly flights available from Bali to Perth, courtesy of AirAsia Indonesia.
To mark this significant achievement, AirAsia has rolled out special promotional deals for flights from Kuala Lumpur to Perth, slashing prices by up to 50%. Starting rates are as low as AUD$199* for a one-way trip, all included. This promotion is open for bookings from today until 17 March 2024, applicable for travels commencing now until 30 November 2024. To avail of this offer, simply tap the ‘Flights’ icon on the AirAsia Superapp (recently renamed to AirAsia Move) or visit their website to kick-start your travel plans.
AirAsia Malaysia (AK) Flight schedule from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Perth (PER):
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Sunday, April 28, 2024
