KUALA LUMPUR, 1 October 2024: Tourism Malaysia welcomed Malaysia Airlines’ inaugural flight MH749 from Danang, Vietnam, touched down at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) last week.
The national airline flies the route daily, and Tourism Malaysia described the service in a press statement as a significant milestone in expanding connectivity from second-tier Vietnamese cities to Malaysia.
“It presents a valuable opportunity to attract more tourists while expanding Malaysia Airlines’ presence in Vietnam, adding to existing routes from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City,” Tourism Malaysia stated.
Vietnam is one of Tourism Malaysia’s target markets, apart from China, India, Indonesia and Australia.
This new direct flight underscores the strong collaboration between Malaysia Airlines and Tourism Malaysia, which supports the shared vision of Visit Malaysia 2026: to welcome 35.6 million international tourist arrivals and generate MYR147.1 billion in tourism revenue.
Flights are daily, but there are two departure times from Kuala Lumpur: 1200 (Tue, Thu and Sat) and 1200 (Mon, Wed, Fri and Sun). The airline deploys a Boeing 737-800 aircraft on the route with a capacity of 180 passengers.
Flight MH748 departs Kuala Lumpur (KUL) at 0835 and arrives in Danang (DAD) at 1025. (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday).
Flight MH749 departs Danang at 1125 and arrives in Kuala Lumpur at 1530 (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday).
Flight MH748 departs Kuala Lumpur (KUL) at 1200 and arrives in Danang (DAD) at 1340 (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday).
Flight MH749 departs Danang at 1440 and arrives in Kuala Lumpur at 1835 (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday).
The route is competitive. AirAsia flies between Kuala Lumpur and Danang 14 times weekly, departing KUL at 0900 and 1335. Batik Air flies daily on the route, departing KUL at 1030. The average roundtrip fare on the route during 2024 is USD130, with peaks in February (USD152), June (USD208) and December USD161.
