Egypt Air on Tuesday re-commenced operations to Kuala Lumpur after a six-month hiatus, offering a daily service between Cairo and the Malaysian capital via Bangkok. Bashir Ahmad, managing director, Malaysia Airports, said: “Egypt Air’s return to Kuala Lumpur International Airport will further multiply the connectivity at KLIA, particularly to Middle East countries.”
Egypt Air’s return takes the number of Middle Eastern carriers serving KLIA to 12. The others are Emirates, Etihad Airways, Gulf Air, Iran Air, Kuwait Airways, Mahan Air, Oman Air, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, Saudi Arabian Airlines and Yemenia Yemen Airways.
Malaysia-based Asian Overland Services Travel & Tours director of sales, Andy Muniandy, said Egypt Air’s return would boost Middle East outbound numbers to Malaysia. “We receive a lot of tour and incentive groups from Egypt,” he said. “With Malaysia Airlines pulling out from Cairo and then Egypt Air, it had become expensive to travel to Malaysia. With the return of Egypt Air, the numbers will definitely pick up.”
However, Muniandy does not foresee the rally to be an immediate one. “It depends on the political and economic situation in Egypt, and how fast it improves,” he said. The routing of the flight through Bangkok was not an issue. “As it will only be in transit, passengers will not have to pay extra,” he said.
-TTG Asia.
Photo: Pelancongan Kini
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