These Are The AirAsia X Airbus A330 Routes With The Most Available Seat Miles

AirAsia X is a well-known low-cost airline based in Malaysia. It specializes in long-haul flights, connecting passengers to various destinations across Asia, Australia, and beyond. The airline operates a fleet of 18 Airbus A330-300 aircraft used for medium-haul routes. Its affiliate, Thai AirAsia X, also operates eight A330-300s.

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For this two-and-a-half-hour flight, I opted for AirAsia’s long-haul arm, AirAsia X.

AirAsia X aircraft are busy on medium-haul routes from Kuala Lumpur to destinations like Melbourne, Delhi, Almaty, Tokyo, Bangkok, Sydney, Shanghai, and Seoul.

It is expanding its routes, including intercontinental flights to Nairobi, using the same Airbus A330 aircraft. With exciting times ahead for AirAsia X, let’s analyze its A330 routes with the most available seat miles (ASMs).

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AirAsia X Airbus A330’s two longest routes are the ones with high ASMs

Sydney to Kuala Lumpur

AirAsia X operates its Airbus A330 from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport(SYD), an international airport serving Sydney, to its hub, Kuala Lumpur International Airport(KUL), the main international airport serving Kuala Lumpur. According to flightroutes, the carrier covers a distance of 4088 miles between these airports in about 8 hours and 50 minutes. According to data from Cirium, an aviation analytics company, AirAsia X will have 25 operations on this route in August, providing 7,965 seats, 318.6 seats per departure, and 32,560,920 ASMs.

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Twenty-three different airlines operate on this route; AirAsia X and Malaysia Airlines are the only airlines with non-stop flights. Those seeking a connecting flight can fly with Garuda Indonesia, Air France, Jetstar Asia, Qantas, JAL, Air Niugini, Malaysia Airlines, or Vietnam Airlines.

Kuala Lumpur To Jeddah

AirAsia X operates its Airbus A330 from KUL to Jeddah International Airport (JED), and this 4393-mile-long route is the carrier’s longest route on this list. The A330 covers this distance in approximately 8 hours and 50 minutes. AirAsia X has 26 operations on this route with its Airbus A330, providing 9,802 seats and 377.0 seats per departure with 43,060,186 ASMs.

27 airlines operate on this route, among which Malaysia Airlines, Saudia, AirAsia X, and Batik Air conduct direct flights. Malaysia Airlines also deploys A330s along this route, while Saudia chooses to deploy Boeing 787s.

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One choosing to take a flight with a stop can look into airlines like Etihad Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Saudia, Iberia, Emirates, Garuda Indonesia, Air Arabia, Pakistan International Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Turkmenistan Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways, Air India or Ethiopian Airlines. Choosing a connecting flight will increase the flight time to 11 hours and 40 minutes.

AirAsia X Airbus A330 routes have the most operations and ASMs and are less than 3000 miles long

Kuala Lumpur to Seoul

One of the routes covered by the A330 of AirAsia X with maximum ASMs is from its hub, Kuala Lumpur International Airport(KUL), to Incheon International Airport(ICN). The carrier travels 2858 miles on this route in about 6 hours and 45 minutes.

The A330 operated by AirAsia X along the KUL-ICN route will have 40 operations, during which 15,080 seats will be provided, and there will be 377.0 seats per departure, and 43,098,640 ASMs.

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Out of the 31 airlines operating on this route, the following three airlines operate direct flights.

Taking a connecting flight on this route brings across names like Cambodia Angkor Air, Korean Air, Malaysia Airlines, Royal Brunei Airlines, China Airlines, EVA Air, China Eastern Airlines, Cathay Pacific, JAL, China Southern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Air China and Sichuan Airlines. The flights with a stop will extend the travel time to 8 hours and 25 minutes.

Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur

AirAsia offers the highest ASMs on its Airbus A330 on a 2858-mile journey from Shanghai Pudong International Airport(PVG) to its hub, Kuala Lumpur International Airport(KUL).

The A330 covers the route in approximately 7 hours 40 minutes. This route has the most operations performed by AirAsia X’s Airbus A330, i.e., 49, and the most ASMs, 43,424,976.

In those 49 operations, A300 will serve 18,463 seats, the maximum number of seats on this list, and 276.8 seats per departure.

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The following table shows other carriers operating a direct flight on the PVG-KUL route.

Other Notable Routes Covered by AirAsia X’s Airbus A330 with high ASMs

Here are some other routes of AirAsia’s Airbus A330 with high ASMs.