Low-Cost-Carrier AsiaAir X opens new route to Okinawa

Low-Cost-Carrier AsiaAir X opens new route to Okinawa

Governor Denny Tamaki welcomes AirAsia X Chairman Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz and passengers at a welcome ceremony held at Naha airport on January 22.


January 23, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo

On January 22, AirAsia X, a low-cost carrier based in Malaysia, commenced regular flights between Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur and Naha Airport.

Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki and staff from the Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau greeted the maiden flight at a welcome ceremony held at the airport.

The approximately six-and-a-half-hour flight connects Naha and Kuala Lumpur via Taipei, Taiwan.

There will be four round-trips or a total of eight flights between the two cities every week.

The aircraft that will make this journey is an Airbus A330 which carries 337 passengers.

Okinawa has joined Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo, and Fukuoka to become AirAsia X’s fifth destination in Japan.

The inaugural flight on January 22 arrived at Naha Airport at approximately 4:00 p.m. carrying 339 passengers.

AirAsia X Chairman Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz was aboard. He says, “Opening this new route will bring more tourists to the region.”

Malaysian Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Muhammad Bakhtiar bin Wan Chik was also among the passengers.

Governor Denny Tamaki welcomed them, saying, “I look forward to welcoming tourists who come to Okinawa from Europe and other parts of the world via Malaysia.

I want them to experience Okinawa’s culture and natural beauty.”

(English translation by T&CT and Ellen Huntley)

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