Malaysia Airlines will increase its domestic and international connectivity from June and July respectively to facilitate essential travels locally and respond to other countries' lifting of border restrictions.
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The airline said it will adjust its network capacity from time to time to ensure passenger demands are met before normalising the schedule in October for both domestic and international destinations.
The resumption of services will allow families who have not been able to return to their hometowns due to travel restrictions in many parts of the world, to finally reunite.
Passengers are, however, reminded to check entry and exit requirements before making their journey.
The frequency of domestic flights for June and July are as follows:
Domestic flights in June and July will involve twice-weekly flights, involving the Kuala Lumpur- Alor Star/Johor Baru/Kota Baru/Langkawi/Terengganu/Labuan/Miri/Sandakan/Tawau routes, as well as a once a week flight for the Kuala Lumpur- Kuantan/Bintulu/Sibu routes. The Kuala Lumpur- Penang/Kuching route will provide three weekly flights in June, whilst the Kuala Lumpur - Kuching will provide five weekly flights in July.
While international destinations are as follows:
The frequency of flights for international destinations that will only take-off in July will see the national carrier fly twice a week on the Kuala Lumpur- Dhaka / Kathmandu / London / Osaka / Narita / Incheon / Hong Kong / Melbourne / Sydney / Perth / Depansar / Phuket / Cambodia routes.
The Kuala Lumpur – Melbourne route, however, will only be operated between July 1 and 18, whereas the Kuala Lumpur- Sydney route will only take to the skies between July 1 and 5.
The national carrier will also fly once a week for the Kuala Lumpur- Chennai / Hyderabad / Mumbai / Bangalore / Cochin / Sri Lanka / Taipei / Guangzhou / Sydney / Melbourne / Adelaide / Brisbane / Surabaya routes.
However, the Kuala Lumpur – Sydney route will only operate from July 6 until 31, whereas Kuala Lumpur – Melbourne route will operate between July 19 until 31.
The other routes operated by MAS include the Kuala Lumpur- Manila (three times weekly); Kuala Lumpur- Jakarta/Bangkok (four times weekly); and, the Kuala Lumpur- Singapore route (five times weekly).
The airline will also ensure all its aircraft are cleaned and disinfected before and after every flight, while lavatories will be kept clean during flight by cabin crew at regular intervals. Other inflight services such as reading material, inflight duty-free, and retail will continue to be suspended for the time being.
So, if you’ve already planned your next vacation, make sure to follow all the necessary precautions! Take care, stay healthy, and stay safe!
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
