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Sunday, Feb 06, 2005
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Airlines Malaysian Airlines plans flights to more Indian destinations Our Bureau
Kolkata , Feb. 5 HAVING launched thrice-a-week flights on the Kuala Lumpur-Kolkata-Kuala Lumpur sector, Malaysian Airlines is thinking of launching flight operations to other Indian destinations such as Tiruchi, Thiruvananthapuram and Amritsar. Speaking to newspersons, the Managing Director of Malaysian Airlines, Ybhg Dato Ahmad Fuaad Dahlan, said that Kolkata was the second city where the airline had launched its operations in the last 33 days, the other being Ahmedabad. The airline was bullish about its presence in Indian skies and would launch initiatives to attract passengers. For example, competitive fares would be introduced to attract honeymooners. The airline currently operates flights to seven Indian destinations including Kolkata. A promotional launch package will be on offer for the next two months. On a payment of Rs 16,999, passengers can avail themselves of a four-days-three-nights package that includes return economy fare, accommodation in a star category hotel in Kuala Lumpur, airport transfers and a half-day sightseeing tour. The offer is valid ex-Kolkata and opened up to March 31, 2005. The airline flies seven times a week on the Kuala Lumpur-Chennai and Kuala Lumpur-Mumbai sectors, and operates four flights a week to Delhi and three flights a week to Bangalore, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad. A total of 18,486 seats are on offer on the Kuala Lumpur-India-Kuala Lumpur sector every week. On this sector, the airline operates Airbus A330-300, Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 777-200 aircraft. On the Kuala Lumpur-Kolkata-Kuala Lumpur sector, Malaysian Airlines will operate an Airbus 330-300 aircraft having a seating capacity of 44 business class and 248 economy class seats. The thrice-a-week flights would be on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and be of three hours forty minutes duration. Flight MH 183 would depart Kolkata at 2.35 a.m. and arrive at Kuala Lumpur at 8.40 a.m. Malaysia time. The return flight will leave Kuala Lumpur at 11.40 p.m. local time and reach Kolkata at 1 a.m. IST.
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