MALAYSIA Airlines (MAS) has ramped up its services to India from September 1 (TTG Asia e-Daily, July 9, 2012), adding four daily flights from Kuala Lumpur to Bengaluru, and three daily flights from the capital to both Mumbai and Chennai.
Duncan Bureau, senior vice president, global sales & distribution, MAS, said: “With the launch of these flights, we are expecting a 26 per cent increase in capacity from India in 2012. India is a prominent and growth-centric market for us, and we are expecting a 15 per cent growth in terms of passenger load.”
MAS currently operates 40 flights per week from Kuala Lumpur to India, of which 12 are to New Delhi and seven each to Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai.
Rajendra Churiwala, managing director, Survottam Travels, said: “Increased connectivity with Malaysia through MAS will fill the void left by the exit of AirAsia X (TTG Asia e-Daily, January 13, 2012). Moreover, onward connections from Kuala Lumpur will increase through the MAS network. This offers good scope for growth in India-ASEAN tourist traffic.”
