AirAsia X Bhd announced operating results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2016. The company said in the fourth quarter, it recorded a 40% year-on-year increase in passengers carried to 1.38 million, in line with year-on-year capacity growth of 43%. Company's passenger load factor (PLF) dropped 2% to 81% from the same period previously, while available seat per kilometre (ASK) grew 44% year-on-year to 8.47 billion in the fourth quarter.