AirAsia X expands

Geoffrey Thomas

By Geoffrey Thomas Sun Aug 25, 2013

AirAsia X is boosting its Australian footprint with twice daily flights set to operate from Perth, Sydney and Melbourne later this year.

The airline will increase its 9 weekly flights from Perth to Kuala Lumpur to 14 a week on November 25th.

From Sydney and Melbourne the airline will increase flights from 12 weekly flights to double daily.

To celebrate the double daily flights, AirAsia X is holding a “Buy 1, Fly 2” sale which allows passengers to book with a friend.

The sale is available for booking online from August 26 to September 1st or till the sale runs out. The travel period for departures from Perth and Sydney is November 25th to August 5th 2014. From Melbourne it is October 1 2013 and August 5 2014.

In one of AirAsia X’s best deals yet, two people can fly from Perth to Kuala Lumpur from just $449 one way subject to terms and conditions.

There are also various Fly-Thru deals which allow passengers to easily connect between two different flights via the Kuala Lumpur Low Cost Carrier Terminal without having to check in twice.

The fares are for two people one way.

From Perth to: Singapore from $479*; Phuket from $509*; Jakarta, Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh from $529*; Osaka from $539*; Tokyo from $559*; Seoul from $589*; Taipei from $609*; Chengdu and Hangzhou from $629*; and Shanghai from $639*.

From Sydney to; Singapore from $469*; Phuket from $509*; Jakarta, Bangkok, Bali and Ho Chi Minh from $529*; Osaka from $539*; Busan from $559*; Kathmandu from $579*; Seoul from $589*; Taipei from $609*; Hangzhou and Chengdu from $629* for two people one way.

From Melbourne to: Singapore from $479*; Bangkok, Bali and Jakarta from $529*; Osaka from $539*; Tokyo from $559*; Kathmandu from $579*; Seoul from $589*; Taipei from $609*; Chengdu, Hangzhou and Beijing from $629*; and Shanghai from $639*.

*Terms and conditions apply.

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