AirAsia enables travel without a transit visa

Low-cast carrier AirAsia has introduced its new service “Fly-Thru” that enables its guests on multiple flight travel to perform a single check-in for their original and connecting flights right through to their final airport of destination.

Fly-Thru is available to guests travelling on selected AirAsia (short-haul) and all AirAsia X (long-haul) flights transiting through Kuala Lumpur whose original and forward flights have a connecting time of between 90 minutes and six hours.

With Fly-Thru, guests can connect to their next flight to their intended destination without the need for immigration clearance or a transit visa in Malaysia. (Click here for Air Asia booking)

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Upon arrival in Kuala Lumpur, guests will be given access to the transit hall, which is directly connected to the departure hall and will need to be at the departure gate at least 20minutes before their connecting flight.

The service also eliminates the need to re-check luggage when connecting to the next flight to the final destination.

AirAsia’s Regional Head of Commercial, Kathleen Tan said that Fly-Thru is the result of the airline’s continuous effort to innovate its service offerings and bring convenience to low-cost air travel.

‘While creativity and effectiveness continue to drive AirAsia forward, we will continue to seek innovative tools and platforms that simplify air travel and provide a better service experience to all our guests,’ said Kathleen.

Guests who do not want to leverage on this service, will continue to be offered the option of point-to-point travel. Instead of the convenience of a single check-in service, they will be required to check in separately for their original and connecting flights and will not enjoy the check through service for their baggage.

Guests will also have to go through the immigration clearance at the check-points in Kuala Lumpur before being allowed to proceed to the departure gates for their connecting flights.