AirAsia X to CHC

[Will H]

Christchurch International Airport has reached an agreement with AirAsia X to have the Malaysian low-cost carrier start services from its Kuala Lumpur hub to the South Island's gateway airport.

Earlier this year AirAsia X CEO Azran Osman-Rani said the carrier would consider adding a New Zealand destination as an add-on fight to its service to Australia's Gold Coast, where it flies to daily.

Osman-Rani said on Twitter that there were "no details yet" of the route. Christchurch says details "will be released in the coming weeks."

Christchurch did however disclose that the agreement with AirAsia X will see up to 70,000 more visitors per annum. AirAsia X's A330s have 377 seats, suggesting the route will be operated 3-4 times weekly.

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/wi...z-flights.html

The question now is if D7 is going direct from KUL or from an Oz city, and if the latter if it's OOL.