Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) has announced the addition of 248 flights to meet rising travel demands for the year-end travel season until March 2024. The extra flight frequencies are offered to both Malaysia Airlines and Firefly departing from Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 1 (KUL), Subang Airport (SZB) and Penang International Airport (PIA).
Malaysia Airlines and Firefly ramping up domestic and international frequency
For December, Malaysia Airlines will increase flights from KLIA (KUL) to Sibu (SBW) from 10x to 12 weekly; Tawau (TWU) from 10x to 16x weekly and to Kuching (KCH) from 54x to 57x weekly. In addition, Firefly is also increasing its flights from Penang (PEN) to Kota Kinabalu (BKI) from 14x to 15x weekly; to Langkawi from 10x to 11x weekly and from Subang (SZB) to Langkawi (LGK) from 12x to 13x weekly.
Malaysia Airlines is expanding its international flight schedule. From KUL, there will be more flights to Sydney (SYD) from 14 to 18 times per week; Melbourne (MEL) from 14 to 17 times per week; Amritsar (ATQ) from 2 to 4 times per week; Cochin (COK) from 6 to 7 times per week; and Narita (NRT) from 12 to 14 times per week.
Malaysia Airlines is also increasing its KUL to Singapore (SIN) route by 2x weekly, from 56x to 58x, on February 7 and 8, 2024, for the Chinese New Year holiday.
Schedule of extra frequency and upgraded flights
For reference, here’s the list of additional frequency and upgraded flights for both international and domestic destinations:
For CNY, Malaysia Airlines is offering one-way fares starting at RM109.
For the additional frequencies during the festive season, Malaysia Airlines has also announced one-way fares starting from RM109 within Peninsular Malaysia and from RM255 for Sabah and Sarawak routes. Additionally, the national flag carrier is expanding its flight schedule from Kuching (KCH) to major domestic destinations, including eight additional flights to Sandakan (SKD), nine additional flights to Sibu (SBW), one additional flight to Tawau (TWU), and three additional flights each to Kota Baru (KBR) and Alor Setar (AOR).
MAG “Anticipating a surge in travel demand, the substantial increase in flight frequencies represents the airline’s strategic approach to meeting the expanding requirements of travelers, offering them a wider range of travel dates for added flexibility and convenience,” stated Dersenish Aresandiran, Chief Commercial Officer of Airlines.
To guarantee a smooth and pleasurable journey, we advise travelers to book and reserve their seats in advance, especially during the busiest travel times of the year, such as Chinese New Year, Christmas, and Year-End festivities.
