Australia – and United – lift for MAS

One for the album: (From left) Malaysia Airlines cabin crew, former Manchester United star Luis Nani, Dersenish, Manchester United chief business officer Marc Armstrong, Capt Izham, MAG chief operating officer Nasaruddin A Bakar, former Manchester United stars Nemanja Vidic and Dimitar Berbatov, and cabin crew. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAS) is set to increase its presence in the Australian market by reinstating direct flights to Brisbane and ramping up flight frequencies to major cities like Sydney and Melbourne.

The national carrier will resume its Kuala Lumpur–Brisbane route from Nov 29 and progressively increase capacity to other key Australian cities.