PETALING JAYA: Firefly will take delivery of two jet aircraft ahead of schedule this year, allowing it to further improve connectivity and flight timings domestically and regionally. Firefly managing director, Datuk Eddy Leong, said that the delivery of the two jets was initially targeted for the year end. “However, we will take delivery of our sixth Boeing 737-800 and our second Boeing 737-400 this month. This would bring our fleet size of jets to eight. “Now that two aircraft have been confirmed delivery ahead of time, we will focus on improving flight timings and connectivity on existing routes and look at developing new ones.
"Of the two jets, the Boeing 737-800 will be stationed in Firefly's Central hub in Kuala Lumpur and the Boeing 737-400 will be stationed in Johor Baru,” he added. Firefly's new routes that are already open for sale using jet aircraft, include twice daily flights from Johor Baru to Kota Kinabalu, commencing June 16, twice daily flights between Kuala Lumpur and Sibu from July 1, twice daily flights from Kuala Lumpur and Sandakan from Aug 1, four weekly flights to Surabaya commencing Aug 14 and three weekly flights to Bandung from Aug 16.
These are in addition to existing routes, which include six daily flights between Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu, seven daily flights between Kuala Lumpur and Kuching and twice daily flights between Johor Baru and Kuching. Firefly is also the first company in Malaysia and the second airline in the world to have a page on Foursquare, the location-based social network that enables travellers to discover useful travel tips near their airports or destinations.
For more interesting facts and tips, visit http://foursquare.com/flyfirefly to meet up with friends, discover new places and unlock rewards as you travel. Firefly also connects with the world through Facebook and Twitter.
-thestar online.
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