Malaysia Airlines will resume its daily Kuala Lumpur to Dubai service from August 5.
The service will depart Kuala Lumpur at 2330 and arrive in Dubai at 0220 the next day. The return leg will leave Dubai at 0410 for a 1525 landing.
The airline cut its five-a-week A330 services to Dubai as a part of a rationalisation programme in early 2012 (see online news, December 2011). However, due to significant demand, the airline has decided to reopen the route on a daily basis.
The route will now be served by a B777-200 aircraft configured with 282 seats across two classes – 247 in economy and 35 in business.
Dubai-based Emirates – a competitive airline on this route – meanwhile, launched a thrice-weekly service to Kuala Lumpur last year and added a fourth daily service on March 31.
Emirates operates the route with a A380, offering 489 seats; a A330-200 with 237 seats and a B777-300ER providing 364 seats.
For Oneworld passengers, Malaysia Airlines' resumed service affords a new link between the Gulf and south-east Asia, while passengers flying from Europe to Asia can break their trip in the United Arab Emirates and stay loyal to Oneworld.
Malaysia Airlines will have a press conference regarding the flight launch on July 2, so stay tuned for additional information.
Valerian Ho and Graham Smith
