JAKARTA - AirAsia Malaysia starts operating its resumed Kuala Lumpur-Wuhan service today, May 22. The airline said the route will run four times a week and reconnect Kuala Lumpur with one of central China’s main economic, transport and education centres. 

The service uses AirAsia Malaysia’s AK flight code. The carrier opened promotional bookings from March 2 to March 15 for travel between May 22 and October 24, with one-way all-in fares starting from RM399 from Kuala Lumpur to Wuhan and CNY608 from Wuhan to Kuala Lumpur.

The route gives Malaysian passengers a direct link to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport and gives Wuhan passengers access to Kuala Lumpur as an onward hub. AirAsia said its network covers more than 150 cities, including destinations in Asean and Australia.

Dato’ Captain Fareh Mazputra, General Manager of AirAsia Malaysia, said, “China has always been a cornerstone market for AirAsia.” He said the Kuala Lumpur-Wuhan route had recorded strong two-way demand when AirAsia first launched it in 2017. 

The airline said the route previously recorded an average passenger load factor of more than 80 percent after its 2017 launch. AirAsia also said it held almost 30 percent of capacity among Malaysian low-cost carriers operating to China. 

China gives the route restart a current tourism and connectivity context. Tourism Malaysia said on April 9 that Malaysia recorded 4.7 million visitor arrivals from China in 2025, up 25.1 percent year-on-year. It also said that, as of February 2026, Malaysia-China air connectivity covered about 871 weekly flights, 170,862 weekly seats and 30 cities. Tourism Malaysia said the figures support its Visit Malaysia 2026 push.

Travel between the two countries also operates under a mutual visa-exemption arrangement. China’s State Council said the agreement took effect on July 17 last year, allowing Chinese and Malaysian citizens with valid ordinary passports to enter, exit or transit visa-free for stays of up to 30 days, with a 90-day cumulative limit in any 180-day period.

AeroRoutes reported that the resumed service would use Airbus A320neo aircraft and listed AK150 for Kuala Lumpur-Wuhan and AK151 for Wuhan-Kuala Lumpur.