Malaysia Airlines, Japan Airlines get nod for joint business deal


Malaysia Airlines CEO Captain Izham Ismail said the partnership would enable them “to deliver important benefits to our customers and to grow the business between our countries”.

KUALA LUMPUR: Japan Airlines and Malaysia Airlines are set to launch a joint business structure in 2020 to cooperate commercially on flights between Malaysia and Japan, the carriers said in a statement on Thursday.

They said this followed after the Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) granted an individual exemption and Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to grant an antitrust immunity.

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