KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia X (AAX) is celebrating its 16th anniversary with a special 72-hour flash sale.

The flash sale, which starts today till Nov 4, is valid for travel until Sept 30, 2024, the airline said in a statement today.

AAX chief executive officer Benyamin Ismail said as more aircraft return to service post-pandemic, the airline is also looking forward to introducing more flights to existing popular destinations and to new ones, which would continue to be introduced based on consumer demand.

“We are pleased with the ongoing demand for our services to and from some of our main markets and are already increasing the number of flights from our core destinations, namely Tokyo, Taipei, Sydney and Auckland, among others, to cater for significant demand ahead of the peak upcoming travel season,” he said.

The medium-haul low-cost airline’s maiden destination was Gold Coast, Australia, on Nov 2, 2007. – Bernama