Etihad Airways will begin a double daily service between Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur from July 15.
The national airline of the United Arab Emirates currently flies to the destination once a day.
The additional flight will add 1,400 new seats per week to the route – an increase in capacity of approximately 23 per cent.
James Hogan, Etihad’s president and CEO, said: "The airline's new double daily schedule caters for the growing demand for travel between Abu Dhabi and Malaysia and gives our guests a greater choice of travel times.
"Malaysian travellers will enjoy shorter connection times in Abu Dhabi and more convenient onward travel to Europe. Travellers from other points on Etihad Airways' network will benefit from the extra daily frequency to Malaysia and improved connections in Abu Dhabi."
The double daily flights will be operated by two Airbus A330-200 aircraft with a two-class configuration of 18 seats in business class and 236 in economy class.
The aircraft will come into service through a dry lease arrangement with partner airline, Jet Airways.
Etihad Airways' current codeshare agreement with Malaysia Airlines will be extended to the extra daily service, providing connectivity beyond the airlines' respective Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur hubs.
Graham Smith
