Malaysia Airlines Expands India Network

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has decided to amp up its flights service to India. From September 1, 2013, the Malaysian carrier will run daily flights to Kochi, India from Kuala Lumpur, offering added options to travellers seeking tickets on the route. 

MAS’ newly announced route will be sixth to India. Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai are other destinations that are being served by the carrier. Currently, the airline operates 54 weekly flights from India to Malaysia.   

Kochi is a significant gateway to Kerala, which is unarguably one of India’s top tourist destinations. The destination is hugely popular with foreign vacationers, with its charms like backwaters, beaches and Ayurvedic treatments propelling demand for air tickets aboard India bound flights. 

Kochi- Kuala Lumpur route will be operated by the Malaysian carrier using the 160-seater B737-800. 

MAS’ Regional Senior Vice President, South Asia & Middle East, Azahar Bin Hamid was quoted in media reports explaining the need for new flights. He said it was the growing competition and rising demand for travel tickets in the market that has encouraged the carrier to include new destinations and increase frequencies. Mr. Hamid also made it clear that Kochi is a strong market and a very valuable addition to the airline’s network of flights. 

MAS has also announced promotional fares for fliers booking economy class and business class tickets. The move is expected to do good to travellers who search for relatively cheap deals for their flight tickets.

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SpiceJet to Introduce Madurai-KL Flight Soon

Indian no-frills airline, SpiceJet is all geared up to start offering tickets aboard its international flights between popular South Indian city of Madurai and Malaysia’s colourful capital city of Kuala Lumpur. The airline is expected to start operating its operations by the year-end.

The recent development has come as good news for budget holidaymakers planning to book tickets on international flights for twin centre holidays to southern India and Malaysia.

The report in the online media reveals that popular Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet is still waiting for necessary approvals from both Malaysian and Indian authorities. Madurai Airport in India was also recently upgraded as an international airport.

Presently, only Air India Express offers tickets aboard direct flights bound to Malaysia from India. India’s premier carrier, Jet Airways stopped its operations into Malaysia but continued with offering tickets on its code-share flights on the popular Kuala Lumpur-Chennai sector with Malaysia Airlines.

Apart from serving locals of the two countries, the new services between the two destinations will surely be beneficial for foreign vacationers in India looking for tickets aboard flights to Malaysia and vice versa.

Chennai-based, SpiceJet is a renowned name in India’s domestic aviation sector and offers tickets on its cheap flights deployed on its extensive network within the country. The carrier also offers tickets for few international flights from India.

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Malaysia Airlines to Add Extra Kuala Lumpur-Brisbane Flights

International flyers planning to book flights tickets to travel between Malaysia’s vivacious capital, Kuala Lumpur and Australia’s thriving city of Brisbane will soon have more flexibility and choices made available to them by Malaysia Airlines.

Malaysia’s flag carrier, Malaysia Airlines is all set to offer tickets on two extra services per week on the route connecting Kuala Lumpur and Brisbane. The carrier will start operating the extra services on the sector with effect from 20 June 2013.

The additional flight to be operated as MH134 will be departing from Brisbane at 11.20pm arriving in Kuala Lumpur at 5.50am the following day, while the return flight, MH135 leaves Kuala Lumpur daily at 9.40am to arrive Brisbane at 7.45pm the same day.

Furthermore, the operator will be deploying its sleek A330-300 aircraft to offer flights tickets on the popular sector. The new aircraft on the route will help the airline offer flights tickets for a total of 1960 seats per week in each direction.

The carrier has enhanced its flight frequency on the popular route in its endeavour to strengthen its network and competitive edge across the Australasian market. Also, the higher number of flights tickets on the sector is sure to spell more flexibility and choices for flyers. 

The carrier also announced its decision to deploy its A330-300 aircraft to offer flights tickets on its popular Sydney-KL route, in a recent development. With its main hub at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia Airlines offers flights tickets to several destinations across the world.

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Malaysia Airlines Set To Offer Discounted Flights from India

Malaysia Airlines has launched mega air fare sale of up to 30 % for travellers planning to fly out of Indian cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai.

The lucrative offer is sure to lure international flyers in India who are looking for cheap flights tickets to fly out of the country to Kuala Lumpur and beyond in Australia and New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and many other exotic destinations.

Those booking tickets with the airline to fly out of India may avail huge discounts of up to 30 percent (applicable only on multiple international tickets) and other lucrative offers during the holiday season.

The mega air fare sale is valid for bookings up to March 15, 2013 and travel between March 1, and September 30, 2013.

The special tickets are not only valid for travel to Malaysian destinations but are also valid for connecting flights to other global locations like Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and Indonesia.

Currently, the airline offers tickets on several weekly flights services to Malaysia. The current weekly schedule from India includes flights from New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore.

Holidaymakers looking to book tickets on MAS’ flights under the special promotion to travel from India may book through www.malaysiaairlines.com, and MAS ticket offices and appointed agents throughout India.

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Malaysia Airlines All Set To Offer Discounted Flights

Malaysia Airlines has launched promotional deals under the Malaysia Airlines Travel Fair (MATF) to commemorate its foray into prestigious OneWorld Alliance. The promotional campaign is sure to lure international flyers who are often to be seen in a lookout for cheap flights tickets to various exotic destinations.

British travellers booking tickets on Malaysia Airlines’ flights to various destinations in North Asia, China, Australia and New Zealand, North America and Europe via Malaysia will now be able to grab cheap return airfares until Feb 11, 2013 for travel from now until Nov 30, 2013.

Travellers will be able to grab all-inclusive return flights tickets to travel on Bali-Kuala Lumpur (KL) routes starting from RM 679 for economy and RM 2,179 for business class seats. Flights tickets on Malaysia Airlines’ Bangkok-KL sector will cost RM 509 and 1,579 for economy and business class seats, respectively.

Those planning holidays to destinations in South Asia will be able to grab discounted return fares under MATF. For KL- Chennai, India, all-inclusive return tickets will cost RM 1,169 and 2,239 for economy and business class seats, respectively.

For KL-Los Angeles flights, all-inclusive return tickets start from RM 3,909 for economy and RM 14,879 for business class. And tourists planning to book all inclusive flights tickets on KL-London route to travel aboard Malaysia Airlines' sleek A380 aircraft may grab discounted fares starting from RM 3,409 and 13,689 for economy and business class seats, respectively.

Holidaymakers looking to avail the discounted return fare may visit Malaysia Airlines’ official website. However, it makes sense to book in advance as this travel fare is a limited time offer!

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Malaysia Airlines Adds More Flights to Kuala Lumpur from India

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) fans looking for more flight options between India and Kuala Lumpur have all the reasons to smile now as the airline is all set to enhance its flight frequency between India’s major cities and Kuala Lumpur.

Currently, MAS offers 40 weekly flights to India which includes 12 weekly flights to New Delhi and 7 weekly flights each to Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru. However, from 01st September 2012, the airline is planning to introduce 10 additional day-time flights connecting Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai to Kuala Lumpur.

These additional day-time flights are sure to cater to the needs of corporate flyers who are often to be seen on a look out for day time flights to reach their intended destinations well in time to attend their business meetings, seminars or conferences.

India has long been one of the key markets for MAS and the airline is hopeful of at least 15% growth in passenger numbers on its flights from India in the current year as against 2011.

Recently, MAS also launched ‘Showcase Malaysia Dream Deal 2012’ to treat its passengers with complementary stays in Malaysia. Under the deal, travellers booking return flights to Malaysia or beyond from India will get two nights of free stay at select hotels located in popular Malaysian cities including Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysia Airlines’ move to introduce additional daytime flight from Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore to Kuala Lumpur seems to be driven by its endeavour to tap India’s burgeoning market.

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As the name suggests Malaysian Airlines is the flag carrier of Malaysia. This airline has won the coveted five star rating from Skytrax. Serving over 100 destinations across 6 continents, Malaysian Airlines has developed a strong presence in the Southeast.

Official Website: The website www.malaysiaairlines.com is a useful guide for searching booking information, airfares and the different cheap airfare offers put up by the airline at frequent intervals.

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Asian Magazine’s Poll ranks Malaysia Airlines 7 in the Top 10 Airlines Worldwide

Malaysia Airlines has made it to the 7th spot from the earlier 8th last year in the Top 10 Airlines Worldwide category under the Best in Travel Poll 2010 conducted by Smart Travel Asia, an Asian Magazine. The airliner also netted the 5th and 6th ranks in the Top 10 Airlines Cabin Service and Top 10 Airlines Business Class categories respectively. The top place in the poll went to Singapore Airlines, while the second, third, and fourth spots were claimed by Cathay Pacific, Emirates, and Thai Airways International respectively. The fifth place was shared by Jet Airways and Virgin Atlantic. British Airways grabbed the sixth spot and the seventh place was again a shared one between Lufthansa and Malaysia Airlines. The 8th and 9th positions went to Qantas and Korean Air respectively. Air France and Qatar had to together contend with the 10th spot.

A travel magazine on Asia called Smart Travel Asia conducted the poll. The poll was carried out to study the outlook of Smart Travel Asia readers towards their favourite travel brands. In order to give a truly global character to the poll, different nationalities were included in the exercises. While 60% of the voters belonged to Asia, 20% hailed from the UK and Europe, and another 20% from the US. It is noteworthy that Kuala Lumpur based Malaysia Airlines is a well known name in the Europe as it operates numerous flights especially to and from the UK.

The Senior General Manager - Managing Director’s Office, Mr Muzzaffar Othman stated that Asia has been airline’s key market and it was a matter of delight to have received the recognition as 60 percent of the voters were based in Asia. Mr. Othman saw the recognition as a further boost to the airline’s commitment to provide 5 star value services to its customers.

Malaysia Airlines offers cheap flights to India

Malaysia Airlines has announced that it is holding a sale on flights to south-east Asia and Australasia to mark the beginning of the new decade.

Passengers who are looking for cheap flights to warmer climes this winter may want to investigate the carrier's routes and availability before booking.

The sale will run from January 2nd to 18th, with return fares to south-east Asia starting from £519 and prices of £639 on offer for return routes to Australasian destinations.

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