MAG presents flight plans for festive seasons to Sarawak Transport Ministry
The Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) has presented its plans for additional flights and upgrading of aircrafts during upcoming festive seasons, during a recent meeting with Minister of Transport Sarawak Dato Sri Lee Kim Shin.
The ministry, in a statement yesterday, said the extra flights would involve Malaysia Airlines, Firefly and MASwings.
A table attached with the statement disclosed extra flights from Malaysia Airlines for routes from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching, Sibu, Miri and Bintulu involving 5,043 additional seats for Chinese New Year; 8.866 additional seats for Hari Raya Aidilfitri; and 4,427 additional seats for Gawai Dayak.
Firefly is expected to have 378 additional seats for its Kuching Penang sector during Aidilfitri; 567 additional seats for Kuching Miri and 567 additional seats for Kuching-Penang during Gawai.
For MASwings, it would involve 272 additional seats for Kuching-Limbang for Aidilfitri; while for Gawai, it would have 272 additional seats for Kuching Limbang sector, 54 additional seats for Miri-Long Banga sector, and 54 additional seats for MiriBario sector.
MASwings is also expected to provide 54 additional seats for Miri-Bario sector for the Pesta Nunekan period.
Lee was briefed by MAG Group chief strategy and transformation officer Bryan Foong on the plans during the upcoming festive seasons, all subject to aircraft availability and approval, and the capped RM599 festive fares subsidy scheme for the purchase of oneway economy class flight tickets to East Malaysia as announced last year.
Foong also briefed the minister on the current operations and plans of Malaysia Airlines, Firefly and MASwings in Sarawak for 2024.
He also highlighted MAG’s limited aircraft issue, expressing his hopes to resolve it once its new fleets arrive.
Lee, in his remarks, called upon MAG to look into the possibility of having certain selected direct international routes or fly-through arrangements for Sarawak.