Batik Air has commenced direct flights between Dubai and Kuala Lumpur, which is expected to fuel both leisure and business traffic between the two destinations.
Flight OD714 departs from Dubai every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 04.05, arriving in Kuala Lumpur at 15.35 local time. The return flight, OD713, operates on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, departing at 23.05 local time and arriving in Dubai at 02.25. The flight is operated using a new Boeing 737-8 aircraft, with 12 business class and 150 economy class seats.
Batik Air now flies from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai
This follows the airline’s Jeddah-Kuala Lumpur service launched on August 15.
Ammar Abd Ghapar, director general of Tourism Malaysia, said the new service will support destination promotions in the lead up to Visit Malaysia Year 2026.
He added: “This will further boost the growth of traffic flow via Kuala Lumpur International Airport, opening up Malaysia more broadly to travellers from other international destinations and thus accelerating Malaysia’s tourism recovery.”
Meanwhile, group strategy director of Batik Air and Lion Group, Chandran Rama Muthy, said: “The new Dubai-Kuala Lumpur route expands Batik Air’s reach, seamlessly connecting (South-east Asia) and Asia-Pacific markets with the Middle East.”
Batik Air has commenced direct flights between Dubai and Kuala Lumpur, which is expected to fuel both leisure and business traffic between the two destinations.
Flight OD714 departs from Dubai every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 04.05, arriving in Kuala Lumpur at 15.35 local time. The return flight, OD713, operates on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, departing at 23.05 local time and arriving in Dubai at 02.25. The flight is operated using a new Boeing 737-8 aircraft, with 12 business class and 150 economy class seats.
This follows the airline’s Jeddah-Kuala Lumpur service launched on August 15.
Ammar Abd Ghapar, director general of Tourism Malaysia, said the new service will support destination promotions in the lead up to Visit Malaysia Year 2026.
He added: “This will further boost the growth of traffic flow via Kuala Lumpur International Airport, opening up Malaysia more broadly to travellers from other international destinations and thus accelerating Malaysia’s tourism recovery.”
Meanwhile, group strategy director of Batik Air and Lion Group, Chandran Rama Muthy, said: “The new Dubai-Kuala Lumpur route expands Batik Air’s reach, seamlessly connecting (South-east Asia) and Asia-Pacific markets with the Middle East.”