Malaysia Airlines

Malaysia Airlines plans to bring flights to more non-metro cities in India

Malaysia Airlines plans to fly to more non-metro cities in India as well as increase the frequency of flights to Ahmedabad and Trivandrum, a senior airline official said on Friday. The carrier, part of the Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), currently connects nine Indian cities with Kuala Lumpur and operates 71 weekly flights to India. Dersenish Aresandiran, Chief Commercial Officer of Airline Business at MAG, said Malaysia Airlines plans to increase frequencies to Ahmedabad and Trivandrum. The airline also plans to operate to more non-metro cities in India where there are no restrictions due to bilateral flying rights, he told PTI on the sidelines of a briefing here. The bilateral flying rights between India and Malaysia, based on the number of seats airlines from either side can operate, is mostly utilised for metro routes in India. So, Malaysia Airlines can have more services to non-metro cities in the country as there are no restrictions of the bilateral flying rights. Currently,

Relatives of MH17 shooting victims mark 10 years of tragedy that killed 298

Relatives of passengers killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine gathered with officials at Australia's Parliament House on Wednesday to mark the 10th anniversary of the tragedy that claimed 298 lives. One of those relatives, Paul Guard, mostly blames the conflict raging in eastern Ukraine a decade ago for the missile attack that killed 38 Australian citizens and permanent residents including his parents, Toowoomba doctors Roger and Jill Guard. I don't think anyone intended to bring down a passenger plane. So in that sense, I'm heartbroken that the conflict continues, Paul Guard told Australian Broadcasting Corp. But I think that a lot of families would really have just liked an acknowledgement that what happened was wrong and that Russia should not have been waging war, the son added. The conflict has since escalated into a full-scale war with Russia's invasion of its smaller neighbour in February 2022. The pro-Russia rebel-held border region from where

RateGain signs multi-year deal with Malaysia Airlines

This partnership aims to elevate Malaysia Airlines' performance across its extensive network of domestic and international routes

Korean Air, Malaysia Airlines flights disrupted by pressurisation issues

A Korean Air flight to Taiwan was forced to return to Incheon airport west of Seoul after a sudden depressurization on the plane, a Boeing 737 Max 8, the transport ministry said Tuesday. The ministry said 19 of the 133 people aboard the flight Saturday were sent to hospitals due to ear pain and nosebleeds, but none suffered serious injuries. The airline and the ministry said the cause of the problem was under investigation. The aircraft was grounded and the ministry ordered South Korea's 11 airlines to examine pressurization systems in all their 400 aircraft. The sudden depressurization occurred about 50 minutes after the flight's departure. Separately, Malaysia Airlines said one of its flights en route to Bangkok on Monday made a U-turn back to Kuala Lumpur after the Airbus A-330 experienced a pressurization issue. Malaysia Airlines said its pilots initiated an emergency descent even though the aircraft had not reached the altitude of 8,000 feet and oxygen masks were not deployed

Malaysia-bound flight returns back to Hyderabad due to technical snag

The Boeing 737-800 aircraft departed at 12:45 am from Hyderabad and was scheduled to land at Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 7:10 am but it returned back around 4 am due to technical reasons

Malaysia Airlines inks initial pact with IndiGo for codeshare partnership

Malaysia Airlines has inked an initial pact with domestic no-frills carrier IndiGo for a codeshare partnership to boost connectivity between the two countries. Moreover, a cooperation agreement between the two airlines will enable both carriers to provide customers with more options and flexibility for seamless travel between Malaysia and India, IndiGo said in a statement. Through this cooperation, Malaysia Airlines will be able to strengthen its connectivity with India, as the marketing carrier on IndiGo operated flights, while IndiGo customers will get to explore more Southeast Asia destinations through Malaysia Airlines' extensive network, it said. This reciprocal arrangement will allow both carriers to provide seamless connections to their customers, besides enabling them to enjoy an integrated travel itinerary among other facilities, IndiGo said. Malaysia Airlines currently operates 71 weekly flights to nine key hubs in India, including New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, .

Malaysia may renew search for MH370 flight decade after it vanished

MH370 vanished on March 8, 2014, on its way to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur with 239 people on board. Investigators concluded the plane deliberately left its planned flightpath, looped back over Malaysia

Malaysia Airlines aims to expand in India; eyes codeshare pact with carrier

Bullish on the "important" Indian aviation market, Malaysia Airlines will soon have a deep codeshare partnership with an Indian carrier as well as further expand its operations to the north east and southern destinations in the country, according to a top official. Malaysia Airlines, the national carrier that is part of the Malaysia Aviation Group, operates a total of 69 weekly flights to nine Indian cities. In an interview with PTI, Captain Izham Ismail, Group Managing Director of Malaysia Aviation Group, said, "India is an important market for us and we want to be part of the success story of India as a country". The airline, which has implemented a financial restructuring and is on the revival path, connects nine Indian destinations to Malaysia. The cities are Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Amritsar, Ahmedabad and Thiruvananthapuram. Apart from crossing its pre-pandemic levels of operations in the Indian market, the carrier, this month, increased its freque

Airlines should start allowing extra luggage in cargo to entice flyers

As passengers whip out their frequent-flyer cards for the first time in years, many have found that points expired or travel patterns changed. Securing these ought to be a major goal of airlines

China's uncertain reopening prompts Malaysia Air to target Indian market

Malaysia Airlines will operate 60 flights a week to South Asia this year, compared with just 27 services to China

Malaysia Airlines' parent to lease 25 737 MAX jets from Air Lease Corp

MAG had previously placed an order of its own for 25 737 MAX jets that remains listed on Boeing's website

Malaysia Airlines says will shut down if restructuring plan fails: Report

Malaysia Airlines will have to shut down if its lessors decide not to back its latest restructuring plan, the airlines' group chief executive was quoted as saying on Saturday

Malaysian PM names Petronas finance chief as Malaysia Airlines CEO

Wan Zul, as he is commonly known, is a Petronas veteran, joining the company in 1983 as a process engineer and working his way up through the ranks

Malaysia Airlines agrees to $3-bn Boeing plane deal

The airline signed a memorandum of understanding for eight of the carbon-composite Dreamliners

Malaysia Air is first airline to track fleet with satellites

The subsidiary of Malaysian Airline System Bhd reached a deal with Aireon LLC

MH17 families steel for legal fight on second anniversary

It was hit by a Russian-made BUK missile, fired from territory held by pro-Russian separatists

Malaysia Airlines CEO abandoning ship by quitting early: Union

Christoph Mueller was picked last year to rescue the airline after it was hit by two disasters in 2014 involving its planes