AirAsia X: Malaysia to Sydney route delayed, greater flight frequencies to Australian cities

28Jul

AirAsia X: Malaysia to Sydney route delayed, greater flight frequencies to Australian cities

Posted by roshodgekiss in Airline News

Tags: AirAsia, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney | 3 Comments

Sampai jumpa lagi (See you soon) - AirAsia X shelves its proposed Sydney - Kuala Lumpur route. Photo Credit: Jason Tan

The Malaysian Government has deferred approval of AirAsia X flights between Sydney in Kuala Lumpur, thus dampening the hopes of countless Sydneysiders who have been hanging out for one of their rediculously cheap fares. Flights were initially slated to commence on 23 October, however this date has bee pushed back indefinitely due to an airport tax payment dispute with Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), which the government seeks to resolve before granting approval.

AirAsia X is set to take delivery of three A330’s this year and have suggested that these will be used to increase flight frequency on their existing Australian routes, in lieu of use on the proposed Sydney and Seoul routes.

More updates as they break – visit The Star and Travel Weekly for further information.

3 Responses to “AirAsia X: Malaysia to Sydney route delayed, greater flight frequencies to Australian cities”

Tom Says:
July 28th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Are Malaysians short? cause that flights looks as empty as it can get!
roshodgekiss Says:
July 28th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Haha! Well, when I flew Gold Coast – Kuala Lumpur it was pretty empty! Not bad if you don’t mind having an entire row to yourself.
Flighthacker – Airfare sales, news and opinion in Australia» Blog Archive » AirAsia X: Gold Coast to Kuala Lumpur 6x weekly, still $303 return inc tax Says:
July 30th, 2009 at 8:27 am
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