AirAsia Is Axing Its Kuala Lumpur-Sydney Route
AirAsia and more specifically, AirAsia X, is dropping its flight route between KL and Sydney. In doing this, low-cost carrier will redeploy the freed flight capacity to other cities within Australia. AirAsia has blamed “increased cost pressured, softer demand, and the need to strategically align the airline’s network and fleet”. In return to axing the […] The post AirAsia Is Axing Its Kuala…
AirAsia X is discontinuing its Kuala Lumpur to Sydney route, reallocating the freed flight capacity to other Australian cities. The low-cost carrier cites increased cost pressures, softer demand, and a need to strategically align its network and fleet as reasons for the decision. AirAsia X will boost flights to Melbourne and Perth to compensate for the loss.
The move comes after the carrier resumed KL-Sydney flights in 2022, halting them when global vaccination rates and immunity levels rose. Malaysia Airlines retains the only other option for KL-Sydney travel, with Batik Air being the sole remaining Malaysian low-cost carrier offering the route. Turkish Airlines is also expected to shift its Sydney-Istanbul layover from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore in October.
This decision leaves travelers with fewer affordable options to reach Sydney, as flag carrier Malaysia Airlines typically charges higher fares. AirAsia X's decision was described as a "difficult" and "lightly taken" choice by General Manager Benyamin Ismail, who stated that the route played a significant role in the airline's history and in connecting Australians with Malaysia and the wider region.
Written by urgent.news from Lowyat.NET's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
