{"id":40353,"date":"2018-03-15T01:43:48","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T17:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/malindo-air-launches-penang-banda-aceh-flight\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T17:14:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T09:14:49","slug":"malindo-air-launches-penang-banda-aceh-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/malindo-air-launches-penang-banda-aceh-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Malindo Air launches Penang-Banda Aceh flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Malindo Air launches Penang-Banda Aceh flight<\/h1>\n

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15 March 2018<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1703764846254{background-color: #f3f5f8 !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column el_class=”fade-in animate”][vc_empty_space height=”120px” el_class=”height-x120″][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”29137″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=”” el_class=”single-featured-image”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”60px” el_class=”height-x60″][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” el_class=”content-row”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 \u2014 Malindo Air today launched its Penang-Banda Aceh direct flights, with a promotional all-in-fare starting from RM189 for one-way travel, inclusive of a 15-kilogramme (kg) baggage allowance.<\/p>\n

In a statement today, the airline said, the flights would depart thrice weekly \u2014 Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday \u2014 via the Malindo Air fleet ATR72-600.<\/p>\n

\u201cBookings for the flights are available starting today,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

Chief Executive Officer, Chandran Rama Muthy, said the route had a strong potential for trade and leisure travellers and would strengthen the development in the tourism and business sectors in the two destinations.<\/p>\n

Malindo Air said it would also resume its flights from Ipoh to Medan from March 16, with a promotional all-in-fare from RM169 for one-way travel, inclusive of a 15 kg baggage allowance.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Malaysia Airports Managing Director, Datuk Badlisham Ghazali, said new direct flights to other international airports would further boost in-bound tourism for Malaysia.<\/p>\n

\u201cAirports play an important role in contributing to the local economic development. An increase in passenger traffic will result in bigger commercial opportunities for the locals.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year, the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport in Ipoh handled 274,000 passengers, while the Penang International Airport handled 7.2 million passengers, recording a 1.7 per cent and 8.2 per cent growth respectively, compared to 2016,\u201d he said. \u2014 Bernama<\/p>\n

Malindo Air is a Malaysian premium airline with headquarters in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.\u00a0The name Malindo signifies a cooperative pact between the two countries, derived from the countries\u2019 names \u2013\u00a0Malaysia<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Indonesia<\/em>.\u00a0Commencing operations on 22 March 2013, Malindo Air is the first airline to operate the brand new dual-class layout B737-900ER in Malaysia.<\/p>\n

The carrier operates a network of scheduled passenger services throughout Malaysia, and has spread its wings to regional destinations in Indonesia, Thailand, Bangladesh, India, Singapore, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Australia and Pakistan covering an extensive network of almost 40 routes in the region.<\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0Malay Mail Online<\/a><\/p>\n

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