Welcome to my 191st weekly routes article! It includes six mini-stories about subjectively exciting services that took off between November 9 and 17 . As always, only a selection of additions has been chosen .

AirAsia X's New Longest Route

On November 14, AirAsia X took off from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen . At 4,501 nautical miles (8,336 km) each way and blocked at up to 11h 30m, it is the long-haul low-cost carrier’s new longest route . Batik Air Malaysia served this market in 2024.

AirAsia X runs four times weekly aboard the 377-seat A330-300. D7604 departs from Malaysia at 09:35 and arrives in Türkiye at 16:05 local time. Returning, D7605 leaves just 1h 15m later at 17:20 and returns at 08:40+1.

In 2024, the local Istanbul-Kuala Lumpur market had 152,

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