AirAsia X Berhad announced its operating statistics for the Third Quarter of 2024 were the group delivered a strong passenger load factor of 84%, up by four percentage points compared to the preceding year on the back of a 34% increase in the number of passengers carried standing at 1,084,049 passengers during the quarter under review.
This performance it said was realised as more aircraft returned to service over the past year, effectively ramping up seat capacity by 27% year-on-year at 1,284,871 seats while Available Seat per Kilometre capacity grew by 17% YoY at 5,141 million in 3Q24.
In the thirdquarter AirAsia X launched flights to Changsha (four times per week), Medina (twice per week) and also reintroduced its Taipei-Osaka route (seven times per week), capitalising on the fifth freedom right it holds in the market. Connectivity was further enhanced to leverage two of the most profitable routes, namely Hangzhou (to six times weekly) and Xi'an (to four times weekly).
As of the end of September 2024, more than half the routes within its network served daily flights as AAX looks to focus on catering to high travel demand.