Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)

Qatar Airways Cargo, the world’s leading air cargo carrier, is proud to announce the launch of a new strategic partnership with MASkargo, the cargo airline and subsidiary of Malaysia Aviation Group.

After suspending all flights due to Malaysia’s lockdown, Malindo Air has resumed domestic services from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang. It has started with a single daily flight to each of the domestic destinations that it operates to in Malaysia The low-cost airline resumed services with flight from […]

Back in mid-May I ran a story announcing Mövenpick’s new Malaysian MICE powerhouse Mövenpick Hotel & Convention Centre KLIA and the appointment of its new GM Hairul Maharis. Since then, I’ve had the pleasure to discuss the finer points of opening up a new hotel as well as all things MICE with the charismatic hotelier.

Malaysia Airlines to launch Chongqing route Where? Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) to Chongqing (China) When? Three times a week, effective 30 October 2017 Who? Malaysia Airlines Why? Malaysia’s national carrier continues to tap demand for inbound traffic from mainland China’s major cities Anything else? Chongqing is actually comprises of several amalgamated cities, including the districts of […]

Oman Air has expanded its Asia Pacific network with the signing of a codeshare partnership with Malaysia Airlines. Effective immediately, Oman Air passengers will be able to connect on a single ticket to 13 destinations in seven Asia Pacific countries, via Kuala Lumpur. Included in the partnership are flights to Singapore, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Phuket, […]

AirAsia connects Thailand’s regional cities Where? Chiang Mai to Ubon Ratchathani (both Thailand) When? Daily, effective immediately Who? Thai AirAsia Why? Low-cost carrier provides more connectivity for travellers in Thailand’s regional cities Anything else? Thai AirAsia now operates eight domestic routes from Chiang Mai, the largest city in northern Thailand Okay Airways adds seasonal service […]

Philippine Airlines has resumed daily flights to Kuala Lumpur after a three-year absence. The new service took off on Thursday (8 June 2017) and coincided with the start of a codeshare partnership between PAL and Malaysia Airlines, which will open up more destinations for both Filipino and Malaysian travellers. The new flights will also support […]

Korean LCC connects to Vietnamese coast Where? Deagu (South Korea) to Danang (Vietnam) When? Five times a week, effective immediately Who? T’way Airlines Why? Low-cost carrier taps the rising demand among Koreans for leisure holidays to Vietnam Anything else? More than half a million Koreans travelled to Vietnam in the first quarter of 2017 SilkAir […]

Bangladesh gets low-cost Dubai link Where? Dubai (UAE) to Sylhet (Bangladesh) When? Four times a week, effective immediately (rising to six per week in May 2017) Who? Flydubai Why? New low-cost link to tap demand for trade between two Muslim countries, including overseas workers in the Gulf Anything else? Located in northeast Bangladesh, Sylhet is […]

New Macau charters for Cambodia Angkor Air Where? Sihanoukville (Cambodia) to Macau (China) When? Twice a week, effective immediately Who? Cambodia Angkor Air Why? New charter service to tap Chinese demand for Cambodian beach holidays Anything else? When President Airlines’ Antonov 24 landed at Sihanoukville Airport in 2004 it was the first commercial aircraft to […]

Two cities in Southeast Asia will soon welcome Uzbekistan Airways’ new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft. The state-of-the-art long-haul jet will be deployed on the airline’s Tashkent-Kuala Lumpur-Singapore route from the start of the summer schedules in late March 2017. The 246-seat, two-class Dreamliner will replace the old 767 Uzbekistan Airways currently operates on the route. […]

The half-bother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been killed in a suspected assassination at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The incident occurred on Monday morning, when Kim Jong-nam – also known as Kim Chol and the eldest son of the late despot Kim Jong-il – was attempting to board a flight to Macau. Malaysia’s […]

Himalaya Airlines, the new Nepalese airline, will launch its first flights to Southeast Asia next month. Commencing on 10 February 2017, the Kathmandu-based carrier will operate five weekly flights to Kuala Lumpur. And then on 24 February it will start operating twice weekly flights to Yangon. These new routes will be enabled by the delivery […]