AirAsia resumes flights from India to Malaysia, Thailand

New Delhi, April 6 : AirAsia on Wednesday announced that it will resume international flights from India to Malaysia and Thailand from April and May 2022 onwards. Six new routes from India to Malaysia include Bengaluru to Kuala Lumpur (KL) and Chennai to Kuala Lumpur (commencing 1 April 2022), Tiruchirappalli to Kuala Lumpur from 5 April, Kochi – Kuala Lumpur commencing 18 April, Kolkata – Kuala Lumpur commencing 23 April and Hyderabad -Kuala Lumpur commencing from May 1, 2022, a statement from the company said. Five new routes connecting India to Thailand will include Bengaluru-Bangkok (Don Mueang) commenced on May 4, Chennai-Bangkok (Don Mueang) on May 4, Kolkata-Bangkok (Don Mueang) commenced on May 2, Kochi-Bangkok (Don Mueang) commenced on May 1 and Jaipur-Bangkok (Don Mueang) May 1. Manoj Dharmani, AirAsia’s Regional Commercial Head for India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, said, “AirAsia’s resumption of international flights has been highly anticipated by both the airline and its guests. With Malaysia and Thailand reopening and travel restrictions being lifted, AirAsia will be continually re-introducing international services, starting from April 2022. In this regard, India, Malaysia, and Thailand are countries with significant potential in terms of stimulating tourism and reigniting the economy. We believe that our flight resumption will bring great opport ty and support to the countries’ economic recovery.” AKM ACL1122