MAS offers special fare to markdouble daily Sydney to KL flights

MELBOURNE: Malaysia Airlines is offering a special fare from A$599 to Kuala Lumpur to mark the start of double daily direct flights from Sydney. The sales, from Oct 25, offers flexible travel dates from March 1 to June 15. Malaysia Airlines Regional Senior Vice President, Australia and New Zealand Ignatius Ong said: "To date, we have seen a 17 per cent increase in the number of customers from Sydney travelling to Kuala Lumpur. "In line with the increase in demand, we are offering double daily flights from Nov 1."

He said the flights have been timed to enable passengers arriving in Kuala Lumpur, to connect easily to Europe and other destinations. "We will continue to promote Australia in Malaysia and globally," Ong said. The mid-day flight departs Sydney at 3.40pm and arrives in Kuala Lumpur at 8.50pm. The night service from Sydney departs at 9.55pm and arrives in Kuala Lumpur at 3.20am the following day. Malaysia Airlines operates 47 weekly flights from Australia to Kuala Lumpur. From Jan 15, MAS will introduce three weekly direct flights from Perth to Kota Kinabalu.
- BERNAMA