Malaysia's AirAsia plans to launch three new domestic services on 20 March, using Airbus A320 aircraft.
These include four times weekly services on the Miri-Penang and Kuching-Langkawi routes, and thrice weekly services from Miri to Kuala Terengganu, says the low-cost carrier.
Flightglobal’s FlightMaps Analytics shows that AirAsia will be the only operator on all three routes.
Source: Cirium Dashboard
While a slower recovery and strong competition has hit Lufthansa Group’s passenger operations on Asia-Pacific routes since the pandemic, the carrier is shifting more of its freighter capacity to tap strong cargo demand from the region.
Indonesian carrier TransNusa Airlines has operated the longest ARJ21 commercial flight, deploying the Comac regional jet on flights between Manado and Guangzhou.
Emirates has signed two separate memorandums of understanding with Vietnamese operators Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet, as it looks to grow its presence in the Southeast Asian nation.
