FIREFLY has mounted twice-weekly charter services to Nanning in Southern China, operated using a Boeing 737-400 aircraft with 162 seats.
The services comprise of direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to Nanning every Sunday, and flights from Kuala Lumpur to Nanning via Penang every Thursday.
Ignatius Ong, CEO, Firefly said: “Nanning is our first foray into China. We see demand for both leisure and business travel. We are also exploring the possibilities of flying to more cities in China using our B737 aircraft.”
This is the second time that Firefly and Guangxi China International Travel Service are operating scheduled charter services to Nanning. The first collaboration saw seven scheduled charter services between November 19 and December 31 last year.
With the new flights, Firefly becomes the only airline to operate direct services between Malaysia and Nanning. Without the direct connection, travellers have to fly six hours to get to Nanning via Guangzhou or Hong Kong.
