Malaysia-based AirAsia Bhd., Asia's biggest budget airline, announced Tuesday in Tokyo that its long-haul affiliate, AirAsia X, will launch a route between Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo's Haneda airport in December.

A one-way ticket will cost ¥5,000 during the inauguration campaign for reservations made between Sept. 23 and Oct. 31, the firm said.

The flights start Dec. 9.