KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3- Firefly, Malaysia’s regional premium airline, on Monday launched its new City Ticket Office (CTO) in Medan, Indonesia.
Chief Executive Officer Ignatius Ong said the new CTO was mainly to strengthen the airline’s presence in Medan, following its shift to Medan’s Kuala Namu International Airport recently.
“As part of our growth and expansion plan, Firefly will focus on underserved and primary point-to-point strategy, particularly on expanding connections between West Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and including other potential points in southern Thailand,” Ong said in a statement.
He said Firefly will utilise the ATR 72-500 and 600 turbo prop aircraft which has a seating capacity of 72 for the Subang-Medan route.
“We aim to bring both Malaysian and Indonesian points closer to each other whether it’s for the purpose of business or leisure,” he added.
Firefly, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, began operations in April 2007.
Currently, it operates a fleet of 12 ATR 72-500 and one ATR 72-600 turboprop out of Penang and Subang, connecting secondary destinations within the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle as well as providing air linkages between Malaysia and Singapore.
– BERNAMA
