Thai AirAsia X is set to fly its aircraft to middle east for the first time from December 2025. The Thai long-haul low-cost carrier launches its services to Almaty International, Sendai and Riyadh.

Thai AirAsia X to debut in Middle East
The airline will begin their services to Almaty International (ALA) and Sendai (SDJ) from December 1, 2025. They are all set to run four weekly services to both destinations.
Their flight to ALA will mark its debut to Kazakhstan although their sister carrier AirAsia X has been running to Almaty since 2024. Whereas Sendai will become the seventh Japanese destination for Thai AirAsia X.
Pattra Boosarawongse, the airline’s CEO said:
‘Our strategy moving forward is to open up new, high-potential routes in diverse aviation regions, especially in the Middle East, which are perfect for our A330 aircraft. Besides offering new experiences for Thais, we are confident that these three new routes will attract a significant number of international tourists to Thailand for the year-end season’
Flight to Riyadh
The Thai airline has also announced a flight to Riyadh from Bangkok Don Mueang airport. Their services to Riyadh will begin from December 2, 2025 with four services in a week.
They have increased their destinations to 10 with the above said three new destinations. Their other seven destinations are Delhi International, Nagoya Chubu, Osaka Kansai, Sapporo Chitose, Seoul Incheon, Shanghai Pudong, and Tokyo Narita.

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