CONVERGENCE SEPT-OCT 2017

Airlines
Greater connectivity between
and
Japan's largest and only five-star airline, All Nippon Airways
(ANA) has teamed up with Malindo Air to offer passengers
better connectivity when travelling between ASEAN and over
200 routes on the former’s network.
Malindo Air Chief Executive Officer, Chandran Rama Muthy
said the airline is delighted to partner ANA and take passengers
beyond the KL International Airport (KLIA).
“With ANA, our passengers will be connected to more than
200 global and domestic destinations through its hubs in
Narita and Haneda. At the same time, this will increase the
number of transit passengers at KLIA. Our extensive route
network provides better options for passengers who travel
for both the business and leisure segments."
Apart from ANA, Malindo's interline partners include Turkish
Airline, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways and Oman Air.
Malaysia Airlines
now flies to Surabaya!
Fly to Surabaya with Malaysia Airlines as the new destination
is set to begin in October 2017 with the inaugural flight
starting on October 29.
The four times weekly service from Kuala Lumpur to
Surabaya will be operated by the airline’s B738-800 aircraft
with a capacity of 160 seats. The aircraft is configured with
16 Business Class and 144 Economy Class seats.
KLIA
The all-in return fares to Surabaya start from RM489 and
RM1,959 on Economy and Business Class respectively.
Surabaya
Malaysia Airlines' Chief Executive Officer, Peter Bellew
said, "We are excited to resume direct flights to Surabaya
to serve the city’s growing tourist demands. As the second
largest city of Indonesia, Surabaya also known as the ‘City
of Heroes’, is rich with cultural and historical sites. This
route expansion will provide superior connectivity with
direct flights operating four times weekly to and from Kuala
Lumpur to the second busiest airport in Indonesia. Malaysia
Airlines currently flies to three Indonesian routes from
Kuala Lumpur. With Surabaya added into our network,
customers will be able to explore the tourist attractions
in both eastern Java and Malaysia from October, this year."
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