AirAsia signed a cooperation framework agreement with the Fuzhou Municipal People’s Government recently, aiming to jointly promote the development of Fuzhou’s Civil Aviation and turn Fuzhou Airport into a gateway hub for domestic transportation to Southeast Asia.
Lin Baojin, member of the CPC Standing Committee of CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and Secretary of the Fuzhou Municipal Party Committee, said: “We are focusing on building a modern international city, accelerating the construction of the “Two Countries, Two Parks” between China and Southeast Asia under the Fuzhou Airport Phase II expansion projects. Currently, there are frequent traffic, economic and trade exchanges between Fuzhou, Fujian and Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia. It is hoped that AirAsia will deepen cooperation with Fuzhou, increase capacity allocation, accelerate route deployment, strengthen supporting business cooperation, help Fuzhou Airport in becoming a hub for Southeast Asia and promote the high-quality development of Fuzhou’s aviation industry.
Karen Chan, Chief Commercial Officer, AirAsia Group said: “Demands of trading, economic and cultural exchange are strong between these two areas. We believe that in the near future, travellers in Fuzhou can easily connect to hub airports in Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines at their doorstep using AirAsia’s services, connecting to over 130 destinations within our extensive network.”
Since reopening of Chinese mainland, AirAsia has gradually resumed the operation and sales of 34 routes at 16 flight points in mainland China. AirAsia operates 205 weekly mainland China flights at present, which has returned to the level of 63% before Covid. This number is expected to reach 100% by July.
