Australia, March 14 -- AirAsia Malaysia (code AK) celebrated the launch of inaugural services from Kuala Lumpur to Western Australia with the aircraft touching down at Perth Airport for the first time last night (March 12) at 7:50pm.

The additional daily services between Malaysia's and Western Australia's capital cities are now underway, marking a new era of expansion as AirAsia Malaysia's first ever route to Australia. Doubling the number of flights on this popular route from seven currently to 14 weekly or twice daily, the new services add over 3,000 additional visitor seats weekly through Perth Airport.

The new daily flights will complement existing daily services on AirAsia X between Kuala Lumpur and Perth which already provide over...