MAS eyes bigger share in Muslim pilgrims flights

Izham: Rather than just delivering the normal service, we will offer our services with Malaysian hospitality for our hajj and umrah flights.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAS) is aiming for a 10% market share of flying Muslim pilgrims on charter flights to Saudi Arabia, as it prepares to launch its new charter services using the reconfigured A380 aircraft sometime in October this year.

There are about one million pilgrims who perform their hajj and umrah yearly from the region, and the airline already controls about 6% of this market, said its new group CEO Captain Izham Ismail.