SEPANG, May 3, 2024 -- Yesterday, AirAsia welcomed its inaugural flight from Ahmedabad, India's first UNESCO World Heritage City, further enhancing its India-Malaysia air connectivity.
This new route, operating four times weekly, allows travellers to easily explore Ahmedabad's rich cultural heritage and Kuala Lumpur's vibrant city life at affordable prices. Guests onboard today's inaugural flight (AK90) with a 100% load factor received a warm welcome from Deputy Director South Asia Unit of Tourism Malaysia, En. Solehuddin Ahmad, representing the Director General of Tourism Malaysia, as well as AirAsia Allstars.
Deputy Director South Asia Unit of Tourism Malaysia, En. Solehuddin Ahmad said: “We wholeheartedly commend AirAsia for their continuous efforts in further expanding air connectivity between our two nations, now with 15 and counting direct routes from India. With this new route and AirAsia’s great value fares, more travellers can visit our beautiful country affordably be it for leisure or business. This is also a much welcomed initiative following the government's recent announcement of visa-free entry for nationals of India to Malaysia.”
Questions around this news
How often does the Ahmedabad–Kuala Lumpur route operate?
The release says the new Ahmedabad–Kuala Lumpur service operates four times weekly. It also reports that the inaugural flight, identified as AK90, had a 100% load factor. The route links Ahmedabad with Kuala Lumpur and is part of the airline’s India–Malaysia connectivity expansion.
What direct air connections between India and Malaysia does the release describe?
At the time of the announcement, the release described 15 direct routes from India to Malaysia, with 78 weekly flights on AirAsia Malaysia. It also noted two direct routes to Kuala Lumpur from New Delhi and Amritsar, operated by affiliate AirAsia X Malaysia, with eight flights weekly.
What does a flight’s load factor mean?
Load factor is a measure of how much of an airline flight’s available passenger capacity is being used. It is commonly expressed as a percentage, based on passengers carried compared with seats available. Airlines may use it to assess how effectively they are filling capacity on a flight or across a wider network.
What are Fly-Through options?
Fly-Through is a connecting-travel arrangement in which a passenger can travel through an intermediate airport to a onward destination using coordinated flights. Depending on the airline’s arrangements, passengers may be able to check baggage through to the final destination and avoid separately booking or managing each leg.
Group Chief Commercial Officer of AirAsia, Paul Carroll said: “This marks a significant step in our ever evolving journey to cement our foothold in India, one of our biggest and fastest growing markets. We also hope that this connectivity will allow more travellers from India to explore the region beyond Malaysia thanks to our seamless Fly-Through options. We look forward to kickstarting more routes, and creating more memorable travel experiences for our trusted guests.”
AirAsia now operates a robust network servicing 15 international routes directly from India to Malaysia with 78 flights weekly on short-haul airline AirAsia Malaysia (flight code AK), from the cities of Trivandrum, Chennai, Tiruchirappalli, Kochi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar (flights to commence on 28 May 2024) as well as Kozhikode and Guwahati (flights to commence on 1 Aug 2024). Medium haul affiliate airline AirAsia X Malaysia (flight code D7) also provides two direct routes from New Delhi and Amritsar to Kuala Lumpur with 8 flights weekly. The continued growth in AirAsia services to and from India ensures a comprehensive and seamless travel experience for guests across India and beyond, connecting them to over 130 destinations on the widest low-cost network in Asia.
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At a glance
- Company
- AirAsia
- Announcement
- Expansion
- Location
- Sepang, Malaysia
Key figures
- New route frequency
- four times weekly
- Inaugural flight load factor
- 100%
- AirAsia Malaysia direct routes from India to Malaysia
- 15
- AirAsia Malaysia weekly flights
- 78 flights weekly
- AirAsia X Malaysia weekly flights
- 8 flights weekly
- Destinations across the network
- over 130 destinations
People
- Solehuddin AhmadDeputy Director, South Asia Unit of Tourism Malaysia
- Paul CarrollGroup Chief Commercial Officer of AirAsia
Products and programs
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