Kuala Lumpur-based AirAsia X has announced that it will begin service to Christchurch, the largest city in the beautiful South Island of New Zealand.

No date has been confirmed but the contract has been signed by both sides.

AirAsia X continues to lobby the Malaysian Government for approval to fly to Sydney after the government decided against ending flagship carrier Malaysia Airlines' monopoly on that route.

AirAsia X begins flights to Seoul (Incheon) tomorrow.

Besides Christchurch, AirAsia X is expected to announce several new destinations in the next few months. They are predicted to be:

- Paris Orly, France

- Muan, southern part of South Korea

- Madurai, Tamil Nadu in India

- Male, Maldives

- Wuhan and Shenyang, People's Republic of China

- Kathmandu, Nepal

- Honolulu, Hawaii in the United States

- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

- Prague, Czech Republic

- Osaka, Japan

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PATCHAY.COM'S Wishlist for AirAsia X future destinations:

- Barcelona (Spain)
- Venice (Italy)
- Edinburgh (Scotland)
- Moscow (Russia)
- Ankara (Turkey)
- Durban (South Africa)
- Santiago (Chile)
- Calgary (Canada)
- San Francisco (USA)
- Boston (USA)