Malaysia Airlines Hikes Weekly Frequencies

Manila Bulletin
April 18, 2012
By Edu Lopez

MANILA, Philippines — Malaysia Airlines is offering customers increased full-service weekly frequencies between Kuala Lumpur and the cities of Beijing, Manila, Phnom Penh, Los Angeles, Taipei, Bangkok, Medan and Jakarta to take advantage of anticipated increasing demand on these routes.

These sectors will see a gradual increase in total capacity from the current 19,540 seats to 24,820 by 1 May 2012. These routes will be operated mainly using B737-800 and B777-200 aircraft, all equipped with in-seat personal TV screens and more leg room for customer's comfort.

The additional frequencies also seeks to offer travel enthusiasts from Malaysia, more convenient connections to enjoy events like the Penghu Fireworks Festival in Taiwan, Beijing International Book Fair, Cocoa de Flores in Manila, among many others.

Travelers now can take advantage of the 50% increased frequency of 21 weekly flights between and at return all-inclusive economy class fare starting from RM1357.

Those who wish to travel to can enjoy return economy class fares from only RM814, and enjoy more flight choices with the 55% frequency increase to 14 weekly services by 1 May 2012.

Passengers now have more frequent flight choices to Indonesia for all inclusive return economy class fares from only RM647 to Jakarta and RM477 to Medan as Malaysia Airlines increases weekly frequency to 42 flights for Kuala Lumpur-Jakarta and double daily for Kuala Lumpur-Medan.

Travel to Beijing starts from an all inclusive return fare from only RM1249 as Malaysia Airlines adds another daily frequency on the route, making it double daily to the capital of China.

Meanwhile, travel to the East Coast of USA on Malaysia Airlines starts at an affordable all-inclusive rate of only RM3449 from KLIA to as the carrier increases its weekly frequency on this route from three to four using B777-200 flights.