AirAsia launches inaugural flights to Sabah and Sarawak from Subang Airport

AirAsia in the present day commenced its extremely anticipated operations from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (Subang Airport) with inaugural flights to Sabah and Sarawak on thirtieth August. 

This return marks a big milestone within the airline’s historical past, reconnecting with its origins 24 years after first launching operations from the identical airport.

The maiden flight AK4102 from Kota Kinabalu departed at 6:25 am and arrived at Subang Airport at 9:00 am. The plane was greeted with a water cannon salute upon arrival along with a cheer by Capital A and AirAsia’s administration groups. The inaugural ceremony was adopted by the send-off of the Kuching-bound flight AK4235, which departed Subang Airport at 9:30am.

A welcome return

Capital A government chairman Kamarudin Meranun stated: “Returning to Subang Airport is a deeply emotional moment for all of us at AirAsia. This is where it all began: where we turned our dream of democratising air travel into reality. Standing here today, I am filled with pride as we bring our aircraft back to Subang, not just to honour our past, but to chart a new course for the future.” 

AirAsia Aviation Group advisor and Capital A chief government Tony Fernandes remarked that, for him, Subang Airport has at all times held a particular place in his coronary heart. 

Fernandes stated: “It was here that we launched our first steps as a small airline with a big dream. Today, as we return, we do so with the same passion and determination, but with far greater experience and ambition as we explore new growth opportunities for both AirAsia and Capital A with this new beginning.”

Boosting connectivity

AirAsia’s return to Subang Airport is predicted to considerably improve connectivity inside Malaysia and throughout the area. 

In 2023 alone, the airline carried over 14 million friends throughout its home community of 918 flights weekly, and with the addition of Subang, the airline goals to additional enhance its home passenger quantity.

This additional solidifies the airline’s place as the most important airline by capability in Malaysia and the service with the widest home community with 40 routes throughout the nation and a complete of 1,860 return weekly home flights by the tip of December 2024.