Preliminary Operating Statistics For the 2nd Quarter Of The Financial Year Ended 2017

KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 25 –Operating performance in 2Q17 trended slightly above expectations despite Quarter 2 historically being the leanest quarter. The Company continues to stimulate demand to fill up additional capacity injected in 2Q17, by achieving a marked improvement in Passenger Load Factor (“PLF”) of 80%, up 5 ppts YoY, in line with the 26% YoY growth in Available Seat per Kilometers (“ASK”) to 8,449 million in 2Q17.

During the quarter under review, AirAsia X Malaysia added frequency to two routes: Kuala Lumpur – Shanghai and Osaka.  AirAsia X Malaysia also added Honolulu to its network during the quarter under review, the airline’s maiden service to the United States of America. No new aircraft was added into AirAsia X Malaysia in 2Q17, hence, the fleet size stood at 22 A330s.

On the associates, AirAsia X Thailand recorded strong PLF of 92%, an increase of 3 ppts from 89% a year ago. AirAsia X Thailand carried 387,959 passengers in 2Q17, 26% higher against the same period last year. No new route or frequency increased in AirAsia X Thailand’s network this quarter as Management was focused on getting their Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) reissued by the newly formed Civil Authority of Thailand (CAAT).

AirAsia X Thailand has been successfully recertified for its AOC by CAAT on 12 June 2017. No additional aircraft was added into AirAsia X Thailand during the quarter under review hence their fleet size at the end of June 2017 remained at 6 aircraft. AirAsia X Indonesia re-launched its A330s service in May 2017 with daily flights from Denpasar to Mumbai via Kuala Lumpur, and followed by Denpasar to Narita.

Denpasar – Mumbai commenced service on 19 May 2017 while Denpasar – Narita started operations on 24 May 2017. Operations into Narita began with 4 times weekly flights and increased to 7 times weekly by the end of June 2017. AirAsia X Indonesia fleet size remained with 2 A330s, bringing AirAsia X Group (“the Group”) total fleet to 30.  

2^nd Quarter 2017 Operating Statistics

1. Number of earned seats flown. Earned seats comprise seats sold to passengers (including no-shows) and seats provided for promotional purposes
2. Number of seats flown
3. Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPK) / Available Seat Kilometres (ASK)
4. Available Seat Kilometres (ASK) measures an airline’s passenger capacity. Total seats flown multiplied by the number of kilometres flown
5. Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPK) is a measure of the volume of passengers carried by the airline. Number of passengers multiplied by the number of kilometres these passengers have flown
6. Number of flights flown
7. Number of A330-300 aircraft for AAX Group (AirAsia X Malaysia, AirAsia X Thailand And AirAsia X Indonesia)