Malaysian Airlines Information

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Entries for May, 2009

Cheap air fares boost Clark passenger traffic

CLARK FREE PORT, Pampanga—Departing passenger volume at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) here increased in the first quarter of this year, which Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) president Victor Jose Luciano attributed to the cheap fares offered by budget airlines.
“The DMIA is going strong and continues to attract more passengers [...]

Do or die: Bandung seeks route out of traffic mess

With the recent construction of a toll connecting Jakarta to Bandung, and cheap international flights from Malaysia, the West Java capital is busier than ever, but not everyone is happy.
The Cikampek – Purwakarta – Padalarang turnpike, better known as “Cipularang”, has virtually turned Purwakarta into a ghost town and disrupted the Jakarta-Bandung [...]

Firefly to spice up KL-Singapore air travel market

PETALING JAYA: Firefly’s debut on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore airspace is set to spice up the market as it will be the only carrier flying from Subang to Singapore beginning July 1 while the rest of the pack flies the route from KL International Airport and the Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT).
Flying from Subang has been a [...]