Malaysia Airlines to resume Paris flights next year

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Malaysia Airlines Bhd will reinstate direct flights to Paris, France starting next year, its parent company Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) announced on Friday (Sept 6).  MAG Group Managing Director Datuk Captain Izham Ismail revealed that tickets will go on sale from September 6, with an introductory all-in return fare starting at RM3,699.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/bdeumn3e   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00So I wish to clarify that we are not, despite what we have made a decision two weeks ago,

00:28I would like to clarify that we are not doing today's event to push aside the current issues that we are facing.

00:35As we work on resolving both our operations and asset holding issues,

00:39we, Malaysia Airways Group, need to uphold our commitment to the country's travel and tourism,

00:47the bi-annual MATA fair.

00:49The country's largest travel fair happens to take place this week,

00:53and as an official airline partner and premier sponsor of MATA,

00:58for the past many, many years, we have a commitment to appeal to our partners

01:03under the Malaysian Association of Tourism and Travel Agents,

01:08that we are here today for fully upholding our commitment.

01:12Therefore, we are showing up here today,

01:14vectored, but still all geared up to showcase cutting-edge innovations for all of you

01:23who are celebrating unity here in Malaysia through our various offerings.

01:27So ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to share our ongoing efforts to expand our network for future growth.

01:3529th August recently, IFAI began its first jet operation in Sulong Airport,

01:40making a significant milestone in expansion strategy.

01:44We have increased frequency of flights on the Amritsar-Kuala Lumpur route

01:50from four times to seven times a week in June.

01:54Additionally, we launched services to Maldives, Chiang Mai in August,

02:00and we are excited to announce that flights to Da Nang, Vietnam, will commence this coming 24th September.

02:07Alongside these routes, up to this day, we have strengthened our partnership with global airlines,

02:14such as China Southern Airlines, Indigo from India,

02:18and we have also reactivated the strategic agreement with Air Mauritius.

02:23There will be more in the part-time coming soon.

02:26To date, we have more than 30 airline partners supporting our network.

02:32We have actively expanded our reach by forming collaborations beyond traditional airline partnership.

02:38That is our Pillar 3, diversifying our partnership.

02:44Our alliances now include well-known sports clubs and organisations,

02:49notably with our established partnership with Manchester United,

02:52Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia, Football Association of Malaysia,

02:57showcasing our commitment to innovate and diverse our collaboration.

03:02Our expansion now extends to another European destination,

03:07which we will be unveiling shortly.

03:10With the arrival of more wide-body aircraft from Kotakul this year,

03:15to be exact, 29 October 2024,

03:19we are in the right position to finally return this long-awaited city in Europe

03:25to expand our current and improve our current network.

03:28The European market is highly competitive in its turn.

03:32Yet, we see immense potential for this particular destination to capture key segments,

03:37not just from Malaysia but also from neighbouring cities.

03:42With the addition of this route into Malaysia Airlines Network,

03:45it will become the flagship airline to commence direct services

03:49from our home base in Kuala Lumpur into this destination.

03:54This route will be served by our Airbus A350-9 London aircraft,

03:59a superior product thus far, offering that is currently deployed in most of our key major routes,

04:05London, Goa and Namibia.

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