KUALA LUMPUR — Malindo Air, CAPA 2016 Asia Pacific Regional Airline of the Year, announced that all bookings are now open for its new Kuala Lumpur-Brisbane-Kuala Lumpur service which will commence on 31 March 2017. The daily service marks the airline’s second destination into Australia in its expanding international network. Malindo Air launched its inaugural flight from Kuala Lumpur to Perth on 19 November 2015.
Promotional fares for one-way on this new route KUL – Brisbane start from RM1049 for Economy Class and RM2369 for Business Class, all inclusive of perks such as free baggage allowance, in-flight entertainment, and meals.
Flight OD157 will depart Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) daily at 6.05pm to Brisbane via Denpasar, Bali, and with a flight time of 3 hrs and 5 mins, it arrives Ngurah Rai Airport, Denpasar at 9.10pm. The flight then departs Denpasar at 10.00pm and arrives Brisbane at 5.40am, a journey that takes 5 hrs and 40 mins.
The returning flight OD158 departs Brisbane at 7.15am and arrives Denpasar at 11.45am. After a one hour transit, the flight departs Denpasar at 12.45pm and arrives KLIA at 3.45pm.
The narrow-body Boeing 737-900ER aircraft with a seat capacity of 180, which includes 12 Business Class and 168 Economy Class seats, will be deployed on this new route.
CEO of Malindo Air, Chandran Rama Muthy said, “We are very delighted to launch the only service between Kuala Lumpur and Brisbane with one stop in the famous island of Bali. There are immense opportunities for future growth associated with this new connectivity as Brisbane is a significant commercial business hub and tourism gateway to one of Australia’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the Great Barrier Reef, and the beautiful Gold Coast. We will certainly work on building beneficial relationships with Malaysian and Australian tourism players and Brisbane Airport authorities, to ensure the success of this new route.”
Chandran also said that this new route will attract business from VFR (visiting family and relatives), the business community, diplomatic services and the tourism industry.
For bookings and enquiries, visit www.malindoair.com, write in to Customer Care at customer_care@malindoair.com or call +603-7841 5388 from 8am to 10pm daily.
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Malindo Air Scheduled Flights KUL (KLIA)-BNE (Brisbane)-KUL (Daily)
| Sector | Flight No. | ETD | ETA | Frequency | Flight Time |
| KUL-DPS | OD157 | 18:05 | 21:10 | Daily | 3:05 |
| DPS-BNE | OD157 | 22:00 | *05:40 | Daily | 5:40 |
| BNE-DPS | OD158 | 07:15 | 11:45 | Daily | 6:30 |
| DPS-KUL | OD158 | 12:45 | 15:45 | Daily | 3:00 |
-Bernama
