AirAsia X resumes services to Shanghai with 4 weekly flights

AirAsia X (AAX) has resumed its services to Shanghai, China, with four weekly flights from Kuala Lumpur, which commenced yesterday, 2 March 2023.

The inaugural post-pandemic flight from Kuala Lumpur departed with an encouraging passenger load. In contrast, the return flight from Shanghai earlier today took flight almost 100% complete with 373 guests, signalling significant outbound travel demand from the Chinese market.

Amid encouraging demand and easing inbound travel restrictions to China, AAX plans to ramp up capacity and increase the frequency of services to Shanghai with 11 weekly flights by the second quarter this year, akin to its pre-pandemic frequency.

AirAsia X Malaysia CEO Benyamin Ismail said: “Our first inaugural flight to Shanghai was a decade ago. Today, we are thrilled to be back in China and celebrate the resumption of this historically top-rated destination. In addition, we have also restarted our weekly flight to/from Hangzhou recently with a 97% passenger load to Kuala Lumpur. 

“China is one of the world’s major economies, and the reopening of flights to China is a positive sign for AAX and the tourism industry in general. As China has only started to reopen, this is only the beginning of the recovery process. We remain optimistic that travel demand to China will soon return to pre-pandemic levels.

“Most importantly, we are seeing a sharp upturn in demand from Chinese travellers which will boost our recovery and accelerate the local tourism industries in both destinations. We look forward to restarting more flights to/from China in the coming months.”

Guests are advised to check the travel requirements of the country they travel to. For travel requirements to China, please refer here.

Essential travellers to Shanghai can book the flight on the airasia Super App or airasia.com from RM799 all-in* one way for Economy seats or from RM2,299 on Premium Flatbed for travel from now until 29 October 2023.