KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia will commence three weekly Kuala Lumpur-Maldives direct flights starting Oct 22, 2015.

In a statement today, the airline said the seats were now available for booking online at airasia.com with all-in-fare from as low as RM169 one way.

"The promotion is ongoing until July 26, 2015 for travel period of Oct 22, 2015 until Aug 31, 2016," it said.

AirAsia Bhd Head of Commercial, Spencer Lee, said the flight schedules for this route would allow travellers from all other regions such as South Korea, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Australia to connect easily using AirAsia's Fly-Thru service.

"AirAsia is the only airline that flies direct to Maldives from here, offering three times weekly flights to this island destination.

"Among the destinations which offer Fly-Thru connectivity to Maldives include Incheon, Osaka, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Bangkok, Penang and Gold Coast," he said. -- BERNAMA