KUALA LUMPUR, 5 September 2023: Malaysia Airlines will expand its footprint to India with three new services from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Amritsar (ATQ), Thiruvananthapuram (TRV) and Ahmedabad (AMD).
The Amritsar flight is scheduled for launch on 8 November, followed by Thiruvananthapuram on 9 November and Ahmedabad on 1 December 2023.
The expansion will give Malaysia Airlines point-to-point connectivity from Kuala Lumpur to nine cities in India. The airline operates direct flights to New Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kochi.
The new routes will be served by Boeing 737-800 aircraft, configured with 160 seats – 16 in business and 144 in economy class.
Malaysia Airlines offers introductory fares with all-in return tickets starting from MYR999 in economy class and from MYR2,999 in business class for purchase until 9 September 2023 for travel from 8 November 2023 to 31 March 2024.
According to Malaysia Aviation Group managing director Datuk Captain Izham Ismail: “India remains a key market for Malaysia Airlines with the average load factor at 81% year to date.
Flights from KUL to Amritsar
Flights from KUL to Thiruvananthapuram
Flights from KUL to Ahmedabad
More flights to Australia and China
With increasing demands for travel, the airline will increase frequencies in other key markets, including Australia, China and ASEAN.
Beginning December 2023, the airline will boost its weekly flights from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Melbourne (MEL) and Sydney (SYD) from 14 flights a week to 15 and 16 flights a week, respectively.
Additionally, flights from KUL to Guangzhou (CAN) will increase from five to seven flights weekly; Beijing (PKX) from three to seven flights weekly; Shanghai (PVG) from nine to 10 flights weekly; Hong Kong (HKG) from 11 to 14 flights weekly; Jakarta (CGK) from 28 to 35 flights weekly; Bangkok (BKK) from 34 to 42 flights weekly and Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) from 15 to 19 flights weekly.
