{"id":216839,"date":"2026-02-12T10:37:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=216839"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:51:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:51:20","slug":"airasia-x-kuala-lumpur-london-bahrain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/airasia-x-kuala-lumpur-london-bahrain","title":{"rendered":"AirAsia X plans to return to London via its new Bahrain hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"df2cd926-4432-49f3-81a3-d1f4a066afbb\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"310\">Malaysian long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X has confirmed the resumption of flights between Kuala Lumpur and London. This route, which operated until 2012, was non-stop at the time. This time, there will be a stopover at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/airasia-merger-companies-hub-bahrain\/\">Bahrain promoted to new hub in the AirAsia constellation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"310\">The flights will be operated from 26 June aboard an Airbus A330 aircraft offering a Premium class - with sleeper seat - and an Economy class. The airport served will be London-Gatwick, with daily frequencies. In Bahrain, passengers will be in transit between 1h25 and two hours, depending on the day.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"312\" data-end=\"523\">The route will mark Bahrain's debut as AirAsia's first hub outside Asia. From Bahrain, the low-cost carrier aims to serve not only Southeast Asia, but also the Middle East, Africa and Europe. In particular, secondary destinations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"888\">According to Tony Fernandes, co-founder of AirAsia, Bahrain could even become a regional gateway for secondary cities with inadequate intercontinental connections.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"888\">\"Do in Europe and Africa what we have done in Asia\".<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"888\" class=\"translation-block\">The receipt of very long-range Airbus A321XLRs will give it the means to achieve its ambition. \"<em>This aircraft allows me to start thinking about doing in Europe and Africa what we have succeeded in Asia<\/em>,\" explained Tony Fernandes, referring to potential secondary routes such as Penang-Cologne or Penang-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/roman-muska-prague-convention-bureau\/\" target=\"_self\">Prague<\/a>. Last year, AirAsia signed an order for 50 Airbus A321XLRs with an option for a further 20 aircraft. The first aircraft are due to join the fleet in 2028.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"888\">For their part, the A330s will only be used on routes with greater potential and over longer distances. The carrier has also confirmed that it will shortly be offering a second daily flight between Kuala Lumpur and Istanbul. Pending the rise of Bahrain.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2316\" data-end=\"2518\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AirAsia X is continuing its global airline strategy by planning to launch a daily flight from Kuala Lumpur to London Gatwick via Bahrain in June. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":216849,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[1015,1137,1231,1361],"type-darticle":[52],"n_magazine":[],"class_list":["post-216839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aerien","tag-asie","tag-moyen-orient","tag-londres","tag-low-cost","type-darticle-breve","vapo-free"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.9 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Le hub de 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