Flights to Adelaide from Kuala Lumpur by Air Asia X

Are you looking for budget flights to Adelaide (South Australia)? Then the good news is that one is starting from Kuala Lumpur this year. On 30th October 2013, Malaysia based long-haul budget airline Air Asia X will start flights to Adelaide from Kuala Lumpur which will be operated by Airbus A330-300 aircraft with a seating capacity of 377. With the launch, Adelaide will be Air Asia X's 5th destination in Australia after Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.

Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth largest city in Australia. With a population of 1.23 million, Adelaide is the financial and government center of South Australia and houses many financial and public institutions.

“We are thrilled to announce that AirAsia X is finally jetting into Adelaide, which means now every Adelaidian can fly to South East Asia and beyond and vice versa,” said AirAsia X CEO, Azran Osman-Rani. “Australia is one of our core markets where AirAsia X will see its wings expand and the Adelaide route has been a priority. Our goal since launching our first Australian service on the Gold Coast in 2007 was to operate in the five major states, and we are proud to have accomplished this within six years ... We are very excited to finally touch down in South Australia and bring some much needed competition to the skies.”

AirAsia X will increase its flight frequencies to daily services during peak periods between December and February from Kuala Lumpur. AirAsia X is the medium and long-haul operation of the brand AirAsia, which is Asia's largest low-cost carrier.

An Air Asia X Airbus A330-300 like the one seen here in Melbourne Airport will serve
Kuala Lumpur - Adelaide route.

Emirates makes flights between Dubai and Adelaide non-stop daily services

Emirates is adding three extra flights a week to its popular  Dubai - Adelaide route which will effectively make it a a non-stop, daily service from Dubai to Adelaide. Flights to Adelaide has started just in November 2012 as the 5th Australian gateway for Emirates and this increase came just 3 months after the launch.

The increased volume of flights to Adelaide comes just three months after Emirates commenced its four time a week service to its fifth Australian gateway in November 2012. The additional flights will add 1062 seats operate in and out of Adelaide  per week, carrying an expected 200,000 passengers on the route each year.

“The response since our inception into South Australia has been overwhelming, with current load factors averaging between 85% and 90% throughout December and January,” said, Salem Obaidalla, Emirates’ Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations Far East & Australasia in the company press release.

“South Australians have been receptive of the new Emirates product and service across all classes. Positive feedback tells us that travellers are impressed with the timely one-stop connectivity to 33 European and over 128 worldwide destinations,” added Mr Obaidalla.

“Interest is particularly high as we enter a new era for Emirates with the Qantas partnership proposal, pending government and regulatory approvals” said Mr Obaidalla.

Trade connections between South Australia and the Middle East are also set to benefit from the airline’s increased flights, with Emirates SkyCargo carrying a range of commercial freight on each flight to and from Adelaide to further boost the state’s manufacturing, agriculture and mining intensive economy.

“Not only will we continue to transport up to 14 tonnes of cargo on each Emirates flight out of Adelaide, our entry into Adelaide and subsequent increase to daily flights represents a 30 per cent capacity increase for the Adelaide passenger market and will boost jobs and investment in South Australia’s AUS$5.3 billion tourism sector ,” concluded Mr Obaidalla.

Emirates operates its 354-seat Boeing 777-300ER  on the popular
13 hour flight between Adelaide and Dubai.

South Australian Premier, Jay Weatherill, said the daily flights were a significant boost for business and tourism. “Adelaide is now a one-stop destination for businesspeople and visitors from many more cities around the world,” Mr Weatherill said.

“We look forward to continuing to work with Emirates and Tourism Australia in promoting what our wonderful state has to offer.” Emirates operates its 354-seat Boeing 777-300ER on the popular 13 hour flight between Adelaide and Dubai, offering eight First Class Private Suites, 42 Business Class lie-flat seats and 304 spacious seats in Economy Class.

Passengers flying with Emirates throughout its global route network benefit from a range of services, including ice, Emirates’ award-winning inflight entertainment system with up to 1,400 channels of entertainment across all cabin classes and gourmet chef-prepared dining options.

From Dubai, EK440 now departs daily at 0200hrs and arrives in Adelaide at 2050hrs. Outbound from Adelaide, EK441 departs at 2235hrs, arriving in Dubai at 0515hrs with timely connections to a variety of global destinations.