Petaling Jaya (TAN): Malaysian carrier Malindo Air recently operated its maiden flight from Kuala Lumpur to the Australian city of Adelaide with a stopover in Bali.
Chief Executive Officer of the airline Chandran Rama Muthy flew on the maiden flight along with other passengers, to be welcomed at the destination by Adelaide Airport managing director Mark Young.
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“We are delighted to commence our inaugural flight to Adelaide, which marked our 4th city in Australia, after Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne. Our comfortable seat pitch has gained popularity in the market and we have observed positive demand on our Business Class as well,” said Rama Muthy.
“Currently, we operate four weekly flights between Kuala Lumpur and Adelaide, via Denpasar. There will be more plans for Australia as we continue to explore opportunities for more frequencies and new destinations. This is in line with our aim to carry more passengers’ traffic to respective airports and promote local tourism,” he added.
Young said: “We are excited to welcome Malindo Air to Adelaide, offering a full-service product to Bali and on to Kuala Lumpur. Malindo Air will also be the first carrier since 2016 to offer a Business Class product directly between Adelaide and Bali.
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He added that the services offer more flight options to South Australian passengers, while also creating ‘opportunities to attract South East Asian visitors’ to Adelaide.
Malindo Air will deploy a narrow-body Boeing 737-800/900 aircraft with 12 business class and 150 or 168 economy class seats to serve the route.
Flights on the Kuala Lumpur-Adelaide route via Denpasar operate on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
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According to the schedule, flight OD173 departs Kuala Lumpur at 1955 hours, reaching Denpasar at 2305 hours. The same flight leaves Denpasar at 0005 the next day and arrives in Adelaide at 0640 hours, local time.
The return flight OD174 takes off from Adelaide at 0740 hours and lands in Denpasar at 1145 hours. It then takes off from Denpasar at 1245 hours, landing at Kuala Lumpur at 1550 hours, local time.
