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Airlines<br />
Malindo Air Now<br />
Calls KLIA Home!<br />
Starting from 15 <strong>March</strong> 2016, Malindo Air<br />
will be moving its flight operations to KL<br />
International Airport (KLIA) Main terminal<br />
from klia2 terminal. The ATR72-600 turboprop<br />
operations from Lapangan Terbang<br />
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, Subang (LTSAAS –<br />
Subang Skypark) however, are not affected<br />
by the relocation.<br />
Commenting on the move, Chandran Rama<br />
Muthy, Chief Executive Officer of Malindo Air<br />
said, “We are looking forward to relocating<br />
from klia2 to KLIA Main. We hope that in the<br />
long term we will be able to contribute<br />
positively to the growth of the nation’s aviation<br />
and tourism industries and boost the<br />
economic growth of the country further. All<br />
our guests will be notified accordingly in due<br />
time, to ensure a smooth migration.”<br />
Plus, Malindo Air’s move to KLIA has received<br />
a positive feedback from Malaysia Airports.<br />
“As Malindo Air evolves its business model<br />
from a hybrid to a full service airline, there<br />
are many premium services demanded by<br />
its business class passengers which are more<br />
available at KLIA Main. They also require a<br />
shorter turnaround time for the transfers in<br />
their cooperative engagement with the<br />
foreign carriers operating out of KLIA<br />
Main. Malaysia Airports is pleased<br />
to facilitate Malindo Air’s change<br />
in business requirements,”<br />
said Datuk Badlisham<br />
Ghazali, Managing<br />
Director of Malaysia<br />
Airports.<br />
Not only that, Malindo<br />
Air's move is also in line<br />
with one of the strategic<br />
priorities identified in<br />
Malaysia Airports’ fiveyear<br />
business plan<br />
(Runway to Success<br />
2020), which is to assist<br />
airlines in increasing their<br />
connectivity into KUL Hub<br />
and enhance the seamless<br />
inter and intra transfers at both<br />
KLIA Main and klia2 terminals.<br />
*Malindo Air's sister company, Lion<br />
Air, will also make its move to KLIA from<br />
klia2 starting from 15 <strong>March</strong> 2016.<br />
Malindo Air Flies<br />
to Lahore, Pakistan<br />
Malindo Air will commence direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to Lahore, Pakistan<br />
from 3 <strong>March</strong> 2016 and it is the only Malaysia-based airline to operate on this route.<br />
Offering four flights per week, Malindo Air departs from KL International<br />
Airport (klia2) on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 5.30pm<br />
and touches down at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore at 8.15pm.<br />
Meanwhile, the return flight departs from Lahore at 9.05pm and lands in<br />
klia2 at 5.50am the next day. The flight duration from klia2 to Lahore is<br />
about 5 hours and 45 minutes.<br />
"The route will signify one of our furthest routes from Kuala Lumpur using<br />
our young fleet of Boeing 737-900ER aircraft," said Chandran Rama<br />
Muthy, CEO of Malindo Air. He also added that Malaysians and transiting<br />
visitors from neighbouring Singapore can now look forward to a smooth<br />
flight to Lahore via Kuala Lumpur, whether it is for business, leisure or<br />
religious purposes.<br />
Malindo Air currently offers flights to at least 23 international destinations.<br />
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