Friday 29 Mar 2024
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KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): Malaysia Airlines Bhd had launched routes to Solo and Pekanbaru in Indonesia on Wednesday (Sept 18) from the KL International Airport, to meet growing demand for flights between Kuala Lumpur and Indonesia.

In a statement today, Malaysia Airlines said it will fly twice weekly using the B737-800 aircraft to the two Indonesian cities, which are the airline's fifth and sixth Indonesian destination respectively.

"The flight to Solo departed Kuala Lumpur at 8:30pm and arrived at 10:15pm the same day. Its return flight departed Solo at 11:15pm the same day and arrived back in Kuala Lumpur the next day at 2:55am.

"Meanwhile, the flight to Pekanbaru departed Kuala Lumpur at 7:50pm and arrived in Pekanbaru at 7:55pm the same day. Its return leg, departed Pekanbaru at 8:55pm the same day and arrived in Kuala Lumpur at 11:05pm, the same day," the airlines said.

According to Malaysia Airlines, the new flights are also in line with the recently-launched Visit Malaysia 2020 campaign, which promotes tourism as a pillar of the Malaysian economy.

Malaysia Airlines group chief executive officer Izham Ismail said in the statement: "The launch of these new routes is led by the increasing demand for flights between Kuala Lumpur and Indonesia."

"Pekanbaru is the capital city of the Riau Province, which is an economic centre for the country. Solo, traditionally known as Surakarta, is the historic royal capital on the Indonesian island of Java. These routes will enable closer Indonesian-Malaysian relations, especially in their respective tourism industries," he said.

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