Airline

AirAsia AK

AirAsia (code AK) is an airline based in Malaysia. A full-service carrier — the fare usually includes a checked bag, a meal and seat selection.

IATA codeAK
ICAO codeAXM
Home countryMalaysia
CallsignASIAN EXPRESS
The airline in numbers

AirAsia — facts & history

We gathered AirAsia's numbers from the open datasets, flying since 1993.

Founded
1993
33 years ago
Headquarters
Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Aircraft types in the fleet: Airbus A320 family.

Straight from the maker: Airbus

אייר-אסיה היא חברה לטיסות חסך מלזית. קבוצת אייר אסיה היא חברת הלואו קוסט הגדולה באסיה, המפעילה טיסות לכ-88 יעדים ב-25 מדינות.

Background: ויקיפדיה העברית (CC BY-SA) · figures: Wikidata (CC0)

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Compensation for a AirAsia flight

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Q&A

Answers to your questions

Which alliance is AirAsia in?
AirAsia is not part of any of the three major alliances.
What is AirAsia's flight code?
The IATA code is AK, the ICAO code is AXM.
Where does AirAsia operate most of its flights from?
The main base is Kuala Lumpur (KUL), then Kota Kinabalu (BKI). In total the airline serves about 58 destinations.

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Sources: Airline data: OpenFlights (ODbL) · logos: airhex