{"id":2421116,"date":"2026-06-22T09:43:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T07:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/airasia-x-london-gatwick-bahrain-hub-return-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:29:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:29:20","slug":"ritorno-della-rotta-airasia-x-londra-gatwick-bahrain-hub-nel-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/airasia-x-london-gatwick-bahrain-hub-return-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"AirAsia X torna a Londra dopo 14 anni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n<!-- mfsh:top -->\n\n<style>\n.mfsh-trigger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:44px;padding:0 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border:2px solid #0F1720;background:#fff;color:#0F1720;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;line-height:1;letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;cursor:pointer;box-shadow:none;transition:background .15s,color 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It ran low-cost long-haul flights from Kuala Lumpur to London and Paris \u2014 and in 2012, bruised by fuel bills and thin margins, it pulled the plug and retreated to Asia and Australia.<\/p>\r\n<p>On 26 June 2026, it comes back. AirAsia X is once again flying to London \u2014 and the way it has chosen to do it tells you how much the budget long-haul game has changed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f2f4f7; border-radius: 8px; padding: 18px 22px; margin: 24px 0;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; font-weight: bold; color: #333; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: .3px;\">QUICK FACTS<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 5px 0; font-size: 15px;\"><strong style=\"color: #5c91ff;\">Airline:<\/strong> AirAsia X<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 5px 0; font-size: 15px;\"><strong style=\"color: #5c91ff;\">Route:<\/strong> Kuala Lumpur \u2013 Bahrain \u2013 London Gatwick<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 5px 0; font-size: 15px;\"><strong style=\"color: #5c91ff;\">Aircraft:<\/strong> Airbus A330-300<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 5px 0; font-size: 15px;\"><strong style=\"color: #5c91ff;\">First flight:<\/strong> 26 June 2026 (first UK service since 2012)<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 5px 0; font-size: 15px;\"><strong style=\"color: #5c91ff;\">Frequency:<\/strong> 4x weekly, rising to daily from 16 September 2026<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 5px 0; font-size: 15px;\"><strong style=\"color: #5c91ff;\">New hub:<\/strong> Bahrain \u2014 AirAsia X\u2019s first stepping-stone to Europe<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">Why Bahrain is the trick<\/h2>\r\n<p>The original London experiment was a single, brutal 13-hour haul on jets that burned a fortune in fuel and had to fill every seat to break even. This time, AirAsia X has split the journey. Flights leave Kuala Lumpur late at night, pause for about two hours in Bahrain, and arrive at London Gatwick around 7:30 the next morning.<\/p>\r\n<p>That stopover is the whole strategy. Bahrain becomes a hub \u2014 somewhere to pick up and drop off passengers, refuel, and break a punishing sector into two manageable ones. It turns one all-or-nothing route into a network with options. For a low-cost carrier, options are oxygen.<\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">The plane it is NOT flying<\/h2>\r\n<p>Here is the detail that aviation watchers seized on. AirAsia X is flying this route on the trusty A330-300 \u2014 and has walked away from its remaining order for the newer, more efficient A330-900neo. The airline\u2019s long-term bet is on long-range narrowbody jets, the single-aisle aircraft now stretching far enough to cross continents.<\/p>\r\n<p>It is a quietly radical position. The conventional wisdom says long-haul needs a widebody. AirAsia X is signalling that the future of budget long-haul might be smaller aeroplanes flown more cleverly \u2014 through hubs like Bahrain, on routes sliced into digestible pieces.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin: 0 0 24px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%!important; max-width: 100%!important; height: auto!important; border-radius: 6px;\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/london-gatwick-airport.jpg\" alt=\"London Gatwick Airport\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\r\n<figcaption style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #777; text-align: center; margin-top: 6px; font-style: italic;\">London Gatwick \u2014 AirAsia X\u2019s chosen UK gateway, cheaper and less congested than Heathrow. Photo: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">Gatwick, not Heathrow \u2014 and that\u2019s deliberate<\/h2>\r\n<p>AirAsia X isn\u2019t chasing Heathrow\u2019s prestige or its eye-watering fees. Gatwick is cheaper, the slots are easier, and the budget traveller it courts cares far more about the fare than the postcode. The service opens at four flights a week and ramps to daily by mid-September, the airline testing demand before committing the full schedule.<\/p>\r\n<p>Whether low-cost long-haul to Europe can finally work \u2014 after burning so many airlines that tried it \u2014 is the open question. But AirAsia X has come back with a smarter plan than the one it left with. A hub, a split route, the right-sized aircraft, and a gateway that doesn\u2019t cost a fortune. If budget long-haul is ever going to stick, this is roughly what it has to look like.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin: 0 0 24px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%!important; max-width: 100%!important; height: auto!important; border-radius: 6px;\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/airasia-x-a330-long-haul.jpg\" alt=\"AirAsia X Airbus A330-300 long-haul\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\r\n<figcaption style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #777; text-align: center; margin-top: 6px; font-style: italic;\">AirAsia X first tried \u2014 and abandoned \u2014 Europe in 2012. This time the route runs through a hub. 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From 26 June 2026, AirAsia X flies Kuala Lumpur to London Gatwick via Bahrain, using the Airbus A330-300. It is the low-cost carrier\u2019s first UK service since 2012, starting at four times a week and rising to daily from 16 September 2026.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\">\r\n<summary>Why does AirAsia X stop in Bahrain on the London route?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"mf-faq-answer\">\r\n<p>The original London experiment was a single, brutal 13-hour haul that had to fill every seat to break even. By splitting the journey with a roughly two-hour stop in Bahrain, AirAsia X creates a hub to pick up and drop off passengers and refuel, turning one all-or-nothing sector into two manageable ones.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\">\r\n<summary>What aircraft does AirAsia X use to London?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"mf-faq-answer\">\r\n<p>AirAsia X operates the Airbus A330-300 on the Kuala Lumpur\u2013Bahrain\u2013London Gatwick route. 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