KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Malaysia is set to be the first airline connecting Kuala Lumpur to Kertajati, Indonesia starting May 17.
Chief executive officer Riad Asmat said as AirAsia Malaysia's 12th route in Indonesia, Kertajati strengthens the airline's ongoing commitment to Indonesia as a core market.
Riad said this route will not only boost tourism and the economy in the respective regions, but also strengthen the ties between the two countries.
"As an airline group with extensive connectivity in Asean and the Asia Pacific, together with our affiliate, Indonesia AirAsia (QZ), we will continue to connect travellers directly to numerous unique and inadequately serviced cities in Indonesia and Malaysia as well as to the major destinations.
"Just as we pioneered connectivity into Bandung in 2004, we are excited to bring more people to West Java to experience the rich culture and natural wonders of this incredible region.
"We are also looking forward to flying more travellers to Kuala Lumpur where we can connect them to the rest of Asean with our extensive network," it said.
Offering the only international connectivity out of Kertajati, AirAsia said it will bring the Greater Bandung and Cirebon metropolitan areas, as well as parts of the West Java and Central Java provinces, closer to Kuala Lumpur.
The two weekly flights will land and depart from Kertajati International Airport located in Majalengka Regency in West Java province, which is the second largest airport in Indonesia, it said.
In celebration of the new route launch, AirAsia is offering all-in fares (subjected to term and condition) from RM149 one way starting today until April 16 on airasia Super App or airasia.com.
The travel period will start from May 17 to October 23, 2023.
AirAsia Malaysia currently flies to 11 routes in Indonesia from Kuala Lumpur to Banda Aceh, Jakarta, Bali (Denpasar), Medan, Padang, Pekanbaru, Makassar, Yogyakarta, and Balikpapan, as well as from Penang to Jakarta and Medan.