AirAsia adds over five million seats between China, India and Malaysia in 2024

Malaysian airline AirAsia has announced a significant expansion in capacity on flights to Malaysia from India and China, totalling what it describes as ‘an impressive 230 weekly flights’ starting in the first quarter of 2024. The additional capacity, comprising up to 5.2 million seats per year, comes in response to the anticipated surge in demand following the Malaysian government’s announcement of a 30-day visa-free entry for travellers from China and India into the country (effective from 1 December 2023). “We see this as an opportunity not only to enhance regional connectivity in two of our largest markets, but also to