The Ticketor
21-08-2007, 12:02
MASWings commences services from 1 October 2007
MASWings, Malaysia's first commuter airline will officially take to the skies on 1st October 2007.
Launched during the 50th year of the country's independence, MASWings will showcase itself as a truly commuter airline primarily catering to both the intra and interstate air travel needs of Sarawak and Sabah as well as enhancing air connectivity between the two states and the almost 50 million population of the Brunei-Malaysia-Indonesia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BMIP-EAGA).
Dr Amin Khan, Managing Director of MASWings said, "We will strive to be a reliable and friendly commuter carrier, providing affordable fares, convenient schedule and connections for the traveling population in Sabah and Sarawak.
"As subsidiary of the national carrier, we will draw on the rich experience of our parent company in this area of operations for more than 50 years and continue this tradition to bring the local communities closer whilst being a key player in increasing international arrivals to the tourist attractions in these two states," he said.
"Our flights are open for bookings with immediate effect through Malaysia Airlines Call Centre 1-300-88-3000 as well as airlines and travel agents linked to 10 Global Distribution Systems. For the convenience of our customers we will be using the same booking system of our parent company and all our flights will use the Malaysia Airlines prefix MH followed by a four-digit flight number. This will provide the much needed interlining and connectivity to boost tourist arrivals for Sabah and Sarawak as well as boost outbound travel beyond point-to-point operations in the two states," he added.
Malaysia Airlines Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Datuk Idris Jala said, "We thank the government for placing their trust in our ability to serve the needs of the people of Sarawak and Sabah. We decided on a subsidiary for this operation as it allows us to clearly define our obligations to Sarawak and Sabah through MASWings with the support of the government while we continue to remain focused on our Business Turnaround Plan for Malaysia Airlines".
"As we link our existing global connectivity for MASWings operations to improve air travel between and within these two states, we will play a vital role as an engine of economic growth in East Malaysia. We will also tap the vast 'leisure-focused and business-interested' market in both East Malaysia and the rest of the world to develop new growth opportunities for Malaysia Airlines and MASWings. For this purpose, Malaysia Airlines schedules are now realigned with MASWings to provide customers the comfort of origin to final destination check-in and baggage transfers," he added.
This subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines will initially commence operations with 4 Fokker 50 and 4 Twin Otter aircraft to serve a network of 23 destinations in Sarawak and Sabah as well as the Federal Territory of Labuan.
Another 3 Fokker 50 and 1 Twin Otter aircraft will join MASWings effective 28th October 2007 and by 1 December 2007 the new airline will have a fleet of 8 Fokker 50 and 5 Twin Otter aircraft to provide an average of 113 weekly F50 flights and 80 weekly Twin Otter flights.
Issued by:
Media Relations, Communications Division
Malaysia Airlines, Subang
MASWings, Malaysia's first commuter airline will officially take to the skies on 1st October 2007.
Launched during the 50th year of the country's independence, MASWings will showcase itself as a truly commuter airline primarily catering to both the intra and interstate air travel needs of Sarawak and Sabah as well as enhancing air connectivity between the two states and the almost 50 million population of the Brunei-Malaysia-Indonesia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BMIP-EAGA).
Dr Amin Khan, Managing Director of MASWings said, "We will strive to be a reliable and friendly commuter carrier, providing affordable fares, convenient schedule and connections for the traveling population in Sabah and Sarawak.
"As subsidiary of the national carrier, we will draw on the rich experience of our parent company in this area of operations for more than 50 years and continue this tradition to bring the local communities closer whilst being a key player in increasing international arrivals to the tourist attractions in these two states," he said.
"Our flights are open for bookings with immediate effect through Malaysia Airlines Call Centre 1-300-88-3000 as well as airlines and travel agents linked to 10 Global Distribution Systems. For the convenience of our customers we will be using the same booking system of our parent company and all our flights will use the Malaysia Airlines prefix MH followed by a four-digit flight number. This will provide the much needed interlining and connectivity to boost tourist arrivals for Sabah and Sarawak as well as boost outbound travel beyond point-to-point operations in the two states," he added.
Malaysia Airlines Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Datuk Idris Jala said, "We thank the government for placing their trust in our ability to serve the needs of the people of Sarawak and Sabah. We decided on a subsidiary for this operation as it allows us to clearly define our obligations to Sarawak and Sabah through MASWings with the support of the government while we continue to remain focused on our Business Turnaround Plan for Malaysia Airlines".
"As we link our existing global connectivity for MASWings operations to improve air travel between and within these two states, we will play a vital role as an engine of economic growth in East Malaysia. We will also tap the vast 'leisure-focused and business-interested' market in both East Malaysia and the rest of the world to develop new growth opportunities for Malaysia Airlines and MASWings. For this purpose, Malaysia Airlines schedules are now realigned with MASWings to provide customers the comfort of origin to final destination check-in and baggage transfers," he added.
This subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines will initially commence operations with 4 Fokker 50 and 4 Twin Otter aircraft to serve a network of 23 destinations in Sarawak and Sabah as well as the Federal Territory of Labuan.
Another 3 Fokker 50 and 1 Twin Otter aircraft will join MASWings effective 28th October 2007 and by 1 December 2007 the new airline will have a fleet of 8 Fokker 50 and 5 Twin Otter aircraft to provide an average of 113 weekly F50 flights and 80 weekly Twin Otter flights.
Issued by:
Media Relations, Communications Division
Malaysia Airlines, Subang