AirAsiaX tilbake til Europa

[Someone]

Etter de la ned sine flyvninger til Europa for mange år siden, så har AirAsiaX annonsert at de planlegger gjenåpne London. På tross av at deres uttalte strategi skal være å fokusere i større grad på "midhaul" innen Asia

https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/...airasia-x-to-resume-incl-ops-15-a330s-by-ye22

AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur Int'l) will extend its international reach further from Kuala Lumpur Int'l amid growing demand for air travel, announcing on June 15 the resumption of its long-haul route to London later this year and the launch of new routes to Dubai Int'l and Istanbul New.

 

[Scandinavien_Airlines]

Ruten går over Dubai i første omgang.

 

[Someone]

Ruten går over Dubai i første omgang.

Ch-Aviation nevner nå at med de nye DXB slotene så planlegges det å fly via der til LGW

https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/121512-airasia-x-westjet-scoop-dubai-slots

AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur Int'l) has obtained six weekly slots at Dubai Int'l airport for the Summer 2023 season and has indicated it is planning to use them to launch fifth-freedom flights from Kuala Lumpur Int'l via Dubai to London Gatwick.

 

[Someone]

Dette ble jo aldri noe av, såvidt jeg vet. Med når skal det gjøres et nytt forsøk med en rute mellom Kuala Lumper og Istanbul (SAW).

https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/airasia-x-schedules-european-return

AirAsia X is set to return to Europe in November after an absence of more than 13 years, marking a key step in the group’s ambitious strategy to position itself as a global LCC.

The medium and long-haul arm of AirAsia will launch a nonstop service between Kuala Lumpur and Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport starting Nov. 17. The route will operate four times per week using Airbus A330-300 aircraft, OAG Schedules Analyser data shows.