(02/22/24) AirAsia Malaysia (AK) has launched flights between Kota Kinabalu and Shanghai on Tuesday.
Shanghai is the sixth vacation spot in mainland China accessible from Kota Kinabalu, after Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Beijing and Wuhan.
“We’re assured that this new street can be trigger widespread and are inspired to share that our inauguration the flight registered a full occupancy of passengers, displaying the robust preliminary demand and enthusiasm for this new service,” mentioned Bo Lingam, Group CEO of AirAsia Aviation Group. “We glance ahead to proceed to facilitate much more inexpensive connectivity between the 2 widespread locations sooner or later.”
The airline operates the route with three flights weekly flights.
AirAsia Malaysia A320 reg: 9M-AQQ. Photograph by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com
Flight AK1516 is scheduled to depart from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) each day Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 21:30, touchdown at Shanghai Pudong Worldwide Airport (PVG) at 02:00 the subsequent day.
From Shanghai Pudong, flight AK1517 is scheduled takes off each Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 03:00, arriving in Kota Kinabalu at 07:40.
“We actually admire AirAsia's efforts in constantly enhance tourism alternatives within the state, particularly from the quickly rising Chinese language market. Just like the airline with most routes flying into Sabah, AirAsia has been instrumental in offering inexpensive journey for all and supplies a fine addition to our financial system with many spin-off results together with job creation,” mentioned Datuk Christina Liew, Sabah Minister of Tourism, Tradition and Surroundings. “Sabah Tourism Board (STB) noticed an unimaginable enhance of 1,119% in vacationers arrivals from China between 2022 and 2023. AirAsia's continued dedication to launch new routes and develop its providers presents important tourism and financial alternatives between Malaysia and China. It is a nice begin to the auspicious yr of the Dragon within the Chinese language Lunar New 12 months.”
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