KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 – Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is on an expansion mode with capacity and frequency increases regionally along with the addition of new international destinations.
Its Group Chief Executive Officer Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said in recent weeks, MAS had launched flights to Dubai and Kochi, while increasing capacity and frequencies to Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei) and Medan (Indonesia).
“Soon, we will be flying more often to Singapore, Sydney and Melbourne, as well as putting Darwin back on our network map.
“People are traveling more, and MAS is strengthening its footprint across Asia and beyond in response to market needs,” he added in a statement here on Friday.
MAS has seen a steady increase in passenger traffic since the start of 2013 while matching the added capacity.
Seat loads have also improved, registering 83.3 per cent in July 2013, and equivalent to a 9.1 per cent increase from the previous year.
MAS celebrated the reinstatement of its Kuala Lumpur-Dubai service in August 2013 and Kochi in south India, became its new destination in September.
Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory will be another new destination for the national carrier from next month.
– BERNAMA
