LONDON: Malaysia Airlines Bhd’s Airbus SE A380s are flying full on trial services taking Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, prompting the carrier to say it will establish the operation as a new division as early as the end of this year.
The surprise success of the religious charter service provides another fillip for the double decker that won a new lease on life last week from Emirates, the plane’s biggest customer, with its first order in two years.
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