AirAsia May/2026 20% Malaysia Service Reductions
Published at 2000PDT 17MAY26 / 0300GMT 18MAY26
AirAsia in recent weeks filed additional service changes for Malaysia, during the month of May and June 2026. Recent adjustments now see the airline cancelling 8 routes during Northern summer 2026 season.
Johor Bahru – Miri Cancelled from 03MAY26 (the airline will operate 4 weekly flights 28MAY26 – 07JUN26 only)
Kota Kinabalu – Bintulu Cancelled from 08JUN26
Kota Kinabalu – Ho Chi Minh City Cancelled from 01JUL26
Kota Kinabalu – Sibu Cancelled from 08JUN26
Kota Kinabalu – Singapore Cancelled from 13MAY26
Penang – Shenzhen Cancelled from 10MAY26 (the airline will operate 4 weekly flights 01JUN26 – 06JUN26 only)
Previously reported cancellations:
Kuala Lumpur – Kozhikode eff 07MAY26 4 weekly service cancelled
Kuala Lumpur – Lucknow eff 07MAY26 4 weekly service cancelled
Other short-term cancellations:
Kota Kinabalu – Beijing Daxing Cancelled 10MAY26 – 17JUN26 (except 31MAY16 – 05JUN26)
Overall flights under AK-coded flight numbers 01MAY26 – 30JUN26 as of 22MAR26 was 37434 flights. This is being reduced to 30127 flights as of 17MAY26, representing 19.5% reductions.
International changes (selected service reductions have been in effect since April 2026):
Johor Bahru – Ho Chi Minh City Reduce from 96 to 75 flights
Kota Kinabalu – Ho Chi Minh City Reduce from 26 to 23 flights
Kota Kinabalu – Seoul Incheon Reduce from 61 to 45 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Ahmedabad Reduce from 61 to 47 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Amritsar Reduce from 61 to 35 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Balikpapan Reduce from 35 to 29 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Banda Aceh Reduce from 87 to 69 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Bandar Seri Begawan Reduce from 87 to 44 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Bangkok Don Mueang Reduce from 523 to 62 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Batam Reduce from 61 to 59 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Cam Ranh/Nha Trang Reduce from 35 to 29 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Colombo Reduce from 122 to 61 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Da Nang Reduce from 183 to 172 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Denpasar Increase from 270 to 305 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Dhaka Increase from 43 to 46 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Guilin Reduce from 35 to 29 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Hanoi Reduce from 122 to 120 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Ho Chi Minh City Reduce from 244 to 209 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Hong Kong Reduce from 122 to 68 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Kochi Reduce from 96 to 78 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Krabi Reduce from 157 to 131 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Macau Reduce from 96 to 61 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Makassar Reduce from 87 to 41 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Male Reduce from 122 to 92 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Medan Kualanamu Reduce from 183 to 167 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Nanning Reduce from 61 to 47 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Padang Reduce from 183 to 170 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Palembang Increase from 61 to 70 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Pekanbaru Reduce from 183 to 166 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Perth Reduce from 122 to 76 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Phu Quoc Increase from 122 to 129 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Phuket Reduce from 306 to 279 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Pontianak Increase from 35 to 42 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Shantou Reduce from 37 to 28 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Tiruchchirappalli Reduce from 183 to 114 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Wuhan Increase from 23 to 27 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Yogyakarta Reduce from 122 to 112 flights
Kuching – Pontianak Reduce from 122 to 61 flights
Kuching – Singapore Increase from 105 to 114 flights
Penang – Ho Chi Minh City Reduce from 61 to 55 flights
Penang – Singapore Reduce from 244 to 135 flights
Domestic changes (selected service reductions have been in effect since April 2026):
Johor Bahru – Ipoh Reduce from 122 to 61 flights
Johor Bahru – Kota Bharu Reduce from 26 to 20 flights
Johor Bahru – Kuching Reduce from 305 to 176 flights
Johor Bahru – Penang Reduce from 279 to 209 flights
Johor Bahru – Sibu Reduce from 96 to 61 flights
Kota Kinabalu – Johor Bahru Reduce from 244 to 183 flights
Kota Kinabalu – Kuching Reduce from 244 to 218 flights
Kota Kinabalu – Miri Reduce from 209 to 122 flights
Kota Kinabalu – Penang Reduce from 122 to 87 flights
Kota Kinabalu – Sandakan Reduce from 366 to 305 flights
Kuching – Bintulu Reduce from 305 to 183 flights
Kuching – Miri Reduce from 401 to 305 flights
Kuching – Penang Reduce from 157 to 122 flights
Kuching – Sibu Reduce from 305 to 251 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Alor Setar Reduce from 183 to 177 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Bintulu Reduce from 183 to 108 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Johor Bahru Reduce from 540 to 421 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Kota Bharu Reduce from 427 to 414 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Kota Kinabalu Reduce from 915 to 559 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Kuala Terengganu Reduce from 279 to 267 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Kuching Reduce from 854 to 501 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Langkawi Reduce from 715 to 610 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Miri Reduce from 331 to 209 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Penang Reduce from 732 to 671 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Sandakan Reduce from 244 to 183 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Sibu Reduce from 340 to 218 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Tawau Reduce from 424 to 336 flights
Penang – Langkawi Reduce from 235 to 141 flights