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AirAsia X to launch Gatwick-Kuala Lumpur route this summer

Routes
James Chapple
11 February 2026

Gatwick airport is poised to regain connectivity with Kuala Lumpur for the first time in nearly 15 years.

Kuala Lumpur at night
(Credit: iStock / wichianduangsri)

Kuala Lumpur will become Gatwick's 15th Asian destination (Credit: iStock / wichianduangsri)

AirAsia X is launching a new route to Malaysia's capital via Bahrain, the airport's first to the city since 2012. The daily route will take off on 26 June and will be operated using an Airbus A330 aircraft.

Kuala Lumpur becomes Gatwick's 15th Asian destination, and its 57th long-haul route. Passengers will be about to connect via Kuala Lumpur for flights to Jakarta, Manila, Tokyo and Melbourne.