PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) has increased its domestic and international connectivity beginning June and July respectively, to facilitate essential travels locally and as other countries begin to lift border restrictions.
It is also adjusting its network capacity from time to time to ensure passenger demands are met, prior to normalising the schedule in October for both domestic and international destinations.
In a statement, group CEO Captain Izham Ismail said the airline would continue to ensure passengers’ safety, health, as well as their comfort by introducing new initiatives aligned with international safety and health protocols, as part of its commitment to offer passengers peace of mind.
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank our customers for their continued support and confidence in Malaysia Airlines throughout these challenging times. Following the Malaysian government’s recent announcement on interstate travel, we have also released a special video titled ‘Ready to fly and rediscover Malaysia’ which is available on Malaysia Airlines’ social media platforms.
“We hope that by showcasing unique and beautiful domestic attractions located across Malaysia, we can inspire local travellers to explore the beauty of our homeland and boost local tourism efforts,” he said.
According to MAB, for June and July, flights between Kuala Lumpur and Alor Setar, Johor Baru, Kota Baru, Langkawi, Terengganu, Labuan, Miri, Sandakan as well as Tawau will be twice weekly. Flights from KL to Kuantan, Bintulu and Subu are once weekly.
In June, flights from KL to Penang and Kuching are scheduled three times a week.
From July onwards, between KL and Kuching will be five times a week. At the same time. flights between KL and Dhaka, Kathmandu, London, Osaka, Narita, Incheon, Hong Kong, Perth, Denpasar, Phuket and Cambodia will be twice a week.
Flights between KL and Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bangalore, Cochin, Sri Lanka, Taipei, Guangzhou, Adelaide, Brisbane as well as Surabaya will be once a week.
Flights from KL to Manila are scheduled three times a week, KL to Jakarta and Bangkok will take place four times a week while KL to Singapore are will be five times a week.
MAB said at the onset of the Covid-19 outbreak, it implemented various enhanced safety measures and protocols in coordination with health and airport authorities to ensure passengers’ health and wellbeing are taken care of.
These measures include temperature checks, sanitization and disinfection of all properties and facilities, enforcement of social distancing, mandatory usage of face masks and installation of protective screen barriers at check-in counters and transfer desks at KLIA.
These health and safety precautionary measures are also extended to the Malaysia Airlines Golden Lounges which is planned to be re-opened on July 1.
Also, all Malaysia Airlines frontliners on ground and onboard are required to wear personal protective equipment and their health screened daily. Even upon arrival, passenger luggage will be sanitized.
The airline also ensures all its aircraft are cleaned and disinfected before and after every flight, while lavatories will be kept clean during flight by cabin crew at regular intervals. Other inflight services such as reading material, inflight duty free and retail will continue to be suspended for the time being.
Inflight entertainment, Wi-Fi connectivity and comfort amenities of hygienically packed pillows and blankets will be available on selected flights, however, inflight dining has been modified to limit contact between cabin crew and passengers but are assured to be substantial for all cabin classes especially on long haul flights.
source https://www.thesundaily.my/business/malaysia-airlines-increases-domestic-international-connectivity-EX2541868
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