Malindo Air takes off with first flight to Kota Kinabalu

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malindo Air's first flight took off from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to Kota Kinabalu at 6.50am on Friday.

Its CEO Chandran Ramamuthy said the passenger load was over 70%. He said the airline would fly to 22 destinations this year.

The airline is the first in Malaysia to operate the Boeing 737-900ER aeroplanes with a capacity of 180 seats each and capable of serving destinations within a five-and-a-half hour range.

Malindo is a joint venture between Malaysia's National Aerospace Defence Industries (Nadi) Sdn Bhd and Indonesia's largest domestic carrier Lion Air parent PT Lion Group.
-thestar online.
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