AirAsia X NS26 Service Reductions – 17MAY26

Published at 2100PDT 17MAY26 / 0400GMT 18MAY26

AirAsia X in recent schedule update filed changes to is planned Northern summer 2026 season operation, as the carrier now expands service reductions to 5.6% to 20%. Based on schedule filing comparison, Malaysia one-way departure has been reduced from 3776 flights as of 22MAR26 to 3010 flights as of 17MAY26.

As of 22MAR26: 3776 flights
As of 12APR26: 3563 flights (5.6% reductions)
As of 17MAY26: 3010 flights (20% reductions)

Cancelled routes:
Kuala Lumpur – Busan 17JUN26 – 24OCT26 4 weekly service cancelled (Service to resume on 25OCT26 instead of 17JUN26)
Kuala Lumpur – Denpasar Planned service resumption from 28JUN26 instead of 14APR26 cancelled
Kuala Lumpur – Karachi eff 12MAY26 4 weekly service cancelled (Previous: cancelled 11MAY26 – 30JUN26)
Kuala Lumpur – Tashkent 01JUN26 – 31JUL26 3-4 weekly service cancelled (Previous: cancelled until 30JUN26)

Following comparisons based on schedule filing 22MAR26 vs 17MAY26:
Kuala Lumpur – Beijing Daxing Reduce from 209 to 166 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Changsha Reduce from 120 to 118 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Chengdu Tianfu Reduce from 210 to 188 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Chongqing Reduce from 119 to 116 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Delhi Reduce from 120 to 117 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Hangzhou Reduce from 180 to 163 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Melbourne Reduce from 245 to 203 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Seoul Incheon Reduce from 220 to 148 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Shanghai Pu Dong Reduce from 329 to 289 flights
Kuala Lumpur – Sydney Reduce from 234 to 183 flights