AirAsia X celebrates 16 years as a leader in low cost travel in Asia and Asia Pacific with a flash sale

72-hour flash sale with fares as low as RM166* to a myriad of destinations

Fly with style with Premium Flatbed from just RM766* to Taipei, Seoul and more

SEPANG, 2 November 2023 ‒ Medium haul low cost leader AirAsia X celebrates its 16th anniversary this week with a special birthday flash sale, providing everyone with the gift of great value air travel to Asia and beyond. 

This 72-hour flash sale allows globe-trotters and adventure seekers to explore AirAsia X’s long-haul destinations at a steal from a mere RM166*. For 3 days only starting from today till 4 November 2023, explore the world with affordable all-in-one way fares to scenic Taipei, bustling Shanghai and picturesque Auckland ‒ just to name a few for travel from now till 30 September 2024. 

For those looking to travel in a little leisure and style, grab AirAsia X’s award-winning Premium Flatbeds to your favourite destinations from only RM766*. That’s not all the airline is offering to celebrate its special day ‒ for a limited time only, AirAsia X’s ‘Quiet Zone’ seats are on a 20%* discount, offering guests a restful journey throughout their flight. 

AirAsia X CEO Benyamin Ismail, said the airline is thrilled to reach this incredible milestone.

“Now we are well and truly back and stronger than ever, returning to our most popular destinations first. We are pleased with ongoing demand for our services to and from some of our main markets and are already increasing the number of flights from our core destinations ‒ Tokyo, Taipei, Sydney and Auckland among others to cater for significant demand ahead of the peak upcoming travel season. 

“As more aircraft return to service we are also looking forward to introducing more flights to existing popular destinations and to new ones that we may have never flown before, which we will continue to introduce based on consumer demand.” 

AirAsia X first took to the skies on 2 November 2007 with the Gold Coast as its first destination and since then, the airline has flown millions of  guests at great value for mid haul air travel and counting. AirAsia X currently flies to 18 destinations across the globe.

The promotional fares on sale for 72-hours only, starting today 4 November for the travel period between now and 30 Sep 2024 are listed below:

Economy (all-in-one-way fares from Kuala Lumpur)

  • Taipei - from RM166*

  • Amritsar - from RM166*

  • Chengdu - from RM266*

  • Beijing - from RM366*

  • Busan - from RM366*

  • Hangzhou - from RM466*

  • Seoul - from RM466*

  • Perth - from RM466*

  • Shanghai - from RM486*

  • Tokyo - from RM566*

  • Osaka - from RM566*

  • Gold Coast - from RM666*

  • Sydney - from RM666*

  • New Delhi - from RM696*

  • Melbourne - from RM866*

  • Sapporo - from RM916*

  • Auckland - from RM1,526

Premium Flatbeds (all-in-one-way fares from Kuala Lumpur)

  • Taipei - from RM766*

  • Amritsar - from RM866*

  • Busan - from RM966*

  • New Delhi - from RM966*

  • Chengdu - from RM1,166*

  • Seoul - from RM1,266*

  • Hangzhou - from RM1,366*

  • Perth - from RM1,466*

  • Shanghai - from RM1,466*

  • Tokyo - from RM1,566*

  • Osaka - from RM1,566*

  • Beijing - from RM1,766*

  • Sapporo - from RM1,866*

  • Gold Coast - from RM1,966*

  • Sydney - from RM2,166*

  • Melbourne - from RM2,166*

  • Auckland - from RM2,866

AirAsia X has come a long way since it first commenced operations 16 years ago, and we’re looking forward to flying more travellers in the years to come. In conjunction with the birthday celebrations, AirAsia X held a surprise goodie giveaway for  flight D7372 bound for Taipei at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (Terminal 2) today, where delighted passengers were handed specially-designed AirAsia X cupcakes and exclusive merchandise. That’s not all ‒ from the 11 to 26 November 2023 (on the weekends), AirAsia X will continue its birthday festivities on ground with an instagrammable on-the-go interactive booth comprising pop ups from Santanand much more, where you stand a chance to score cool AirAsia X freebies and win flights to your must-see AirAsia X destinations.Stay tuned to @flyairasia on Instagram for more updates!


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