Long-haul budget airline AirAsia X has decided to roll out a new hub in the Middle East, which will allow its network to extend to North Africa and Europe.

The sources said that this new hub will open up completely new markets for the company.

 The authorities of AirAsia X stated that the location for the new hub had already been chosen in a Gulf state but it would not be disclosed for several weeks.

 Initially, the carrier will manage flights from Kuala Lumpur to the Middle East hub, before branching out next year by using it to jump to destinations that could entail Morocco, Turkey, Spain or the Czech Republic.