Emirates codeshare deal raises Malaysia Airlines profile

Valued partner: MAS said it had entered into a codeshare partnership with Emirates, giving MAS passengers access to 90 locations in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, served from Emirates

PETALING JAYA: A day after Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAS) shocked the entire global aviation fraternity with a codeshare partnership with the world’s biggest international carrier Emirates, it said the negative trend of revenue per available seat km (ASK) has stopped and reversed.

Its cost-saving measures and renegotiation of vendor contracts remain a major imperative of its turnaround plan, MAS said in its first progress report since it took over the airline operations from the former Malaysia Airlines.