Malaysia Airlines to Increase Flights to Australia, Thailand and UK; Resume India Services

(25 Mar 2022, 11:46 +07)  Malaysia Airlines will increase flights on its flagship Kuala Lumpur - London Heathrow route to 11 times weekly on Sunday, 27 March, with plans to return to double daily from 1 July.

On the same date, the national carrier will reinstate scheduled commercial services to New Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad in India, after a suspension of almost 24 months.

Starting 1 April 2022, the airline will increase capacity to Bangkok from seven flights per week to 14 times weekly and to Phuket from once-a-week to thrice weekly.

Malaysia Airlines A350-900 reg: 9M-MAC. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com

The carrier's recently reinstated flights to Australia will also see an increase from five times weekly to seven times per week to Sydney and from two times weekly to five times per week to Perth.

Malaysia Airlines resumed a weekly flight to Bali on 11 March 2022.

The airline will also reopen its Golden Lounge at the Satellite building in KL International Airport on 1 April 2022. The lounge will offer eligible customers with buffet-style serving of a diverse range of local and western delicacies. All the airline’s lounges follow stringent health and safety measures, mandatory use of face masks and disposable gloves at the buffet area, and regular sanitisation of common areas.

Passengers are reminded to check entry and exit requirements before their journeys, and to perform online or mobile check-in to reduce interaction and avoid queues at the airport.

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