AirAsia Launching All-Year-Long Flights Between Kuala Lumpur and Sapporo

Some great new for Malaysian guests visiting Niseko. AirAsia X will become the only airline operating direct flights between Kuala Lumpur and Sapporo. The service will take-off in October, making the return trip four times per week. Acting AirAsia X CEO Benyamin Ismail revealed the news at a press conference last week, during which he called Sapporo a "world class destination".

The fourth-largest city in Japan by population is a developing into a major attraction Southeast Asian travellers. New Chitose Airport is the main gateway for winter tourists visiting Hokkaido's many ski resorts, including Niseko Resort.

According to a study by the Niseko Promotion Board, Malaysian travellers accounted for more than 4,300 bed nights in Niseko between December 2014 and April 2015, an 89% increase on the previous year.

A study by digital advertising company MicroAd earlier this year also revealed that Hokkaido now is the top choice Japanese destination for Southeast Asian travellers, ahead of Kanto, Kansai and Okinawa.

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