KUALA LUMPUR: Malindo Air has received Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia’s (CASA) nod to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Perth.
The hybrid airline had on Thursday said Australia would be the eighth country in the airline's growing international route network.
“The 11 times weekly service will commence on Nov 11, 2015,” it said
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The narrow-body Boeing 737-900ER aircraft with a seat capacity of 180, with 12 business class and 168 economy class seats, will be deployed on the 4,126km route. The 5 hour 50 minute flight will be the furthest route from the carrier's main hub in KLIA2 by distance.
Malindo Air CEO Chandran Rama Muthy said the airline was extremely excited to get CASA’s approval to start the flight to Australia and to name Perth as its first Australian destination.
"Our international network development in the second half of 2015 supports our long-term vision to provide travellers with an extensive range of destinations and seamless connectivity from Kuala Lumpur as a regional hub.
“Perth will expand our coverage and strengthen our customer proposition in the strategically important markets of Asia. We are very confident that this new service, our first to Australia, will boost travel and trade between Australia and Malaysia," said Chandran.
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