Airasia looks to re-establish Penang hub considering strong regional demand

AirAsia Malaysia chief executive officer Riad Asmat said despite the overwhelming demand from other countries in the region for direct flights to Penang, the airline’s capacity is limited with only two aircraft operating from the island currently.

"In the first quarter of next year, things will likely stabilise even more considering ASEAN is more open now and not that strict when it comes to COVID-19 protocols,” he told the media after signing a memorandum of collaboration with Penang Global Tourism CEO Ooi Chok Yan here today. As a start of the collaboration, AirAsia is currently offering value fares to Penang from RM59 all-in-one way until Aug 21, 2022, for the travel period between Aug 22, 2022, and April 18, 2023.

State Tourism and Creative Economy Committee chairman Yeoh Soon Hin said AirAsia has been instrumental in the growth of the state’s tourism industry, and the state government is looking forward to working closely with the airline in promoting Penang as a preferred tourism destination.

More flights from penang equals more flexible food delivery time 😆 no wonder now delivery only once a week, turns out they are operating with limited flights

When MCO restrictions slowly lifted, airlines, incldng Airasia, were practically begging 4 flight resumptions. Now, it is telling us they don't hv planes or r they simply creating n 'forced' price hike due 2 strong dmands 4 d limited seats n flights weekasiongmp

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