Malaysian airport authorities selected Indonesian airline TransNusa as the first foreign airline to start flights from Subang Airport in Kuala Lumpur.

For the initial phase of implementation, TransNusa will be operating one daily scheduled flight from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport‘s Terminal 3 to Subang Airport. 

The flight, 8B 699, will depart Jakarta at 04.10 pm and arrive at the Subang Airport at 07.00 pm while TransNusa flight, 8B 698, will depart Subang Airport at 07.30 pm and arrive in Jakarta at 08.30 pm. 

TransNusa will be utilising its 174-seater A320 narrow-body airliner for the two-hour scheduled flight, beginning 1 August.

TransNusa Group CEO Datuk Bernard Francis said of the new route: “I am thankful for the opportunity to be the first foreign airline to start scheduled jet aircraft operations for an international route from Subang airport. As of today, we will be the only airline offering scheduled international flights from Terminal 3, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Subang Airport.”