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| Additional flights to Gold Coast this Summer |
AirAsia will operate an
additional 18 return services in total between Kuala Lumpur and the Gold Coast
this summer, delivering more than 13,000 additional visitor seats in and out of
the region.
Operated by AirAsia’s long haul
affiliate, AirAsia X, the daily services currently will ramp up to 11 per week
from 13 December 2018 to 12 January 2019, offering holidaymakers and
Australians an affordable overseas getaway this Christmas and New Year holiday
season.
AirAsia X Group Head of
Commercial Barry Klipp said, “The additional flights between Kuala
Lumpur and the Gold Coast come in response to growing demand from travellers.
“We recognise how popular
the Gold Coast is as a summer destination for visitors from Southeast Asia as
well as see the value in offering Australians the chance to escape for the
festive season and enjoy the buzzing nightlife, rich food culture, idyllic
beaches and exotic locations Asia has to offer.”
Gold Coast Airport CEO Chris
Mills said AirAsia X connected the Gold Coast with major hubs across
the Asia Pacific region through Kuala Lumpur.
“Thanks to AirAsia we are
seeing more travellers from key international visitor markets like China, Japan
and India come to the Gold Coast through Kuala Lumpur,” he said.
“Increasingly these
travellers are using Gold Coast Airport as a hub to travel domestically as well
as across to New Zealand.
“In the same way, locals
can connect to more than 130 destinations in countries such as Thailand,
Vietnam, Indonesia and Korea easily and affordably from Kuala Lumpur, and that
is driving numbers on this route.”
Mills said the loads on
AirAsia flights to and from the Gold Coast had been climbing this year, which
showed the popularity of the Gold Coast as a destination.
The additional services
between Kuala Lumpur and Gold Coast will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays from 13 December, 2018 to 12 January, 2019.
A record 6.6 million people took
to the skies to and from Gold Coast Airport in the past financial year,
including more than 1 million international travellers.
Gold Coast Airport is currently
Australia’s sixth busiest airport and one of the fastest growing, with
passenger numbers expected to reach 16.6 million annually by 2037.
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Additional flight schedule
between Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (KUL) and Gold Coast, Australia (OOL)
Note: Additional flight
schedule is applicable from 13 Dec 2018 to 12 Jan 2019 only. All times
listed are local unless otherwise stated