24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines is Malaysia’s flag carrier. This full service airline is among the few airlines in the world to have won the coveted 5 star rating from Skytrax. Primarily based out of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the airline serves over 100 destinations across 6 continents with a a strong presence within East and Southeast Asia. The airline also has great presence and is preferred by many on the Kangaroo Route between Australia and the UK.
Website: www.malaysiaairlines.com.
The website is a reliable and a user friendly guide for searching booking information, airfares and many cheap airfare offers that airline advertises from time to time.
Hubs: The Kuala Lumpur International Airport serves as the primary hub of the airline. Malaysia Airlines also has secondary hubs in Kuching International Airport and Kota Kinabalu International Airport.
Major Routes: Malaysia Airlines serves over a 100 destinations spread across 6 continents. The airline has a strong presence in the Kangaroo Route, which lies between Australia and the UK. This is in addition to its robust position in the East and Southeast Asia. Check out the airline’s website for more information on the destinations and the routes.
Frequent Flyer Programme: Malaysia Airlines offers two Frequent flyer programmes, namely Grads and Enrich. The Grads is geared towards the student community and provides free baggage allowance of 10 kg among other benefits. The Enrich programme has different tiers spread out in ascending order as Enrich Blue, Enrich Silver, Enrich Gold, and Enrich Platinum. The benefits go up as one starts at Enrich Blue and finally reaches Enrich Platinum. Detailed information on both Grads and Enrich can be obtained by following the link:
- Air Canada
- Alitalia Airlines
- Air France
- Air India
- Air Mauritius
- Air New Zealand
- American Airlines
- Austrian Airlines
- British Airways
- British Midland
- Cathay Pacific
- Continental Airlines
- China Airline
- Delta Airline
- Etihad Airways
- Emirates
- Eva Airways
- Egypt Air
- Gulf Air
- Iberia Airlines
- Icelandair Airlines
- Jet Airways
- Kenya Airways
- Kingfisher Airlines
- KLM Royal Dutch
- Korean Airlines
- Kuwait Airways
- Lufthansa
- Mahan Air
- Malaysia Airlines
- Oman Air
- Qatar Airways
- Qantas Airline
- Royal Brunei
- Royal Jordanian
- Singapore Airlines
- Swiss Air
- S African Airways
- Srilankan Airlines
- Thai Airways
- TAP Portugal
- United Airlines
- US Airways
- Virgin Atlantic
- Read More
UK Airports
- Aberdeen
- Leeds Bradford
- London Heathrow
- Birmingham
- Cardiff
- Newcastle
- London Gatwick
- Bristol
- Teesside
- London City
- London Stansted
- London (All)
- Belfast Intl
- Manchester
- Edinburgh
- Belfast City
- Bournemouth
- Exeter
- Guernsey
- Glasgow Intl
- Humberside
- Inverness
- Isle of Man
- Jersey
- Liverpool
- Norwich
- Southampton
More About Malaysia Airlines
Lounges: Malaysia Airlines operates the Golden Lounges in different parts of the world. Members can get access to various refreshments, seating and business facilities such as fully-equipped business centre with stock market update displays, Internet and broadband connections, wireless LAN, meeting rooms, call services etc. Apart from Malaysian airports of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Langkawi, Penang, the airline has its Golden Lounges in International airports of London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Perth, Singapore and Sydney.
Alliances and codeshare partnerships: Malaysia Airlines is not part of any alliance. However, it has codeshare partnerships with numerous airlines, many of which are members of the major alliances. The list of codeshare partners is as follows:
Air India, Air Mauritius, Alitalia, All Nippon Airways, Austrian Airlines, British Midlands, Cathay Pacific Airways, China Southern Airlines, Dragon Air, Garuda Indonesia, Gulf Air, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Korean Air, Myanmar Airways International, Philippine Airlines, Qatar Airways, Royal Brunei Airlines, Silk Air, Singapore Airlines, South Africa Airlines, Sri Lankan Airlines, Swiss International Airlines, Thai Airways International, Transearo Airways, Uzbekistan Airways
Cabin Classes: There are three cabin classes aboard Malaysian Airlines. These are:
- First Class
- Business Class
- Economy Class
Click on the following link for more information relating to the entertainment, in flight service and seat features in all these cabin classes.
In-flight Service and Entertainment: Passengers are entitled to numerous different facilities and services depending upon the class they fly. Besides a world of culinary delicacies, the airline has numerous entertainment options like games, on demand movies, TV and radio programmes, music channels, and in-flight shopping.
Online check-in: Malaysia Airlines permits online check in up to 48 hours to 90 minutes before flight take off. Further options are mobile check in, self service kiosk check in, and counter check in. Passengers must check the updated information with the airline or click on the following link.
Baggage Policy: The baggage allowance for first, business, and economy classes is 40kg, 30kg, and 20kg respectively. There is an excess baggage fee that applies for extra weight based on sectors booked. Passengers must go through the following link for an in-depth understanding of the baggage policy for information related to check in baggage, hand baggage, pets as baggage, and rules concerning excess value declaration.
Fleet Information: Malaysia Airlines has a narrow body and wide body fleet of aircrafts. Boeing aircrafts exclusively make up the narrow body fleet, while both Airbus and Boeing are part of the wide body fleet. The detailed fleet list is as follows:
- A330-200 – 3 aircrafts
- A330-300 – 11 aircrafts
- B737-400 – 37 aircrafts
- B747-400P – 13 aircrafts
- B777-200 – 17 aircrafts
Awards and Accolades:
- Malaysia Airlines has picked up a fair share of awards and accolades through its years of existence. A few of the awards are as follows:
- Staff Service Excellence for Asia Award 2010 - Skytrax, UK
- World's Best Economy Class Award 2010 - Skytrax, UK
- Best Value Airline of The Year Award (Commercial Air Transportation Category - Firefly) - 2010 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Aerospace & Defence Awards
- Best Airline in Southeast Asia - 2009 GT Tested Awards, Global Traveller Magazine
- 2009 Best Asia-Pacific Airline MRO Operation Award - Aviation Week and Overhaul & Maintenance Magazines
- 5-Star Airline Award 2009/2010 - Skytrax, UK
- Asia's Leading Airline 2009 - World Travel Award
- Best in Travel Poll (8th Position) - Smart Travel Asia
- 2009 Top-Performing Companies-3rd Place - Aviation Week
- Airline of the Year 2008 - KLIA Award
- Best Air Cargo Carrier in Asia - Cargonews Asia
- 5-Star Airline Award - Skytrax, UK
- World's Best Cabin Staff 2009 - Skytrax, UK
- 2009 Asia Pacific Frost & Sullivan Airframe MRO Center of the Year
Our Team of Experts is eager to assist you with your holiday planning and bookings.
Call us for best fares on flights from UK.
All prices inclusive of pre payable taxes and charges.
Subject to Availability.
