Malaysian airlines to increase direct flights to Sydney and Brisbane

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will offer two additional direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to Sydney and three new flights from Kuala Lumpur to Brisbane effective Oct 31, 2010. The two new flights to Sydney will depart Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9.00am and arrive at 7.55pm.

Collectively, MAS would offer 14 weekly flights to Sydney, said the airline in a statement Friday. Customers will also enjoy five weekly flights to Brisbane except for Tuesday and Thursday. The three additional flights will depart Kuala Lumpur every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 9.40am and arrive in Brisbane at 7.55pm.

Malaysia Airlines Senior General Manager Commercial Strategy Dr Amin Khan said,"We are delighted to boost our services to Australia. Both Brisbane and Sydney have shown growth with an average load factor of 73 per cent, four per cent higher than last year." Apart from Sydney and Brisbane, Malaysia Airlines also connects to Melbourne 14 times weekly, Perth 10 times weekly and Adelaide four times a week.

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