MAS to relaunch KL-Macau route

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will relaunch flights to Macau after a nine-year hiatus to take advantage of the country's economic growth and strong demand from air travellers.

The airline's senior general manager of network revenue management, Bernard Francis, said the route would be relaunched from Nov 10 with a frequency of four flights weekly.

The national carrier started flying to Macau on Nov 9, 1995, but suspended the route on March 21, 1998, due to low demand and non-profitability.

"Macau is now growing with a lot of hotels coming up, and there is strong demand from businessmen and tourists," Francis told a media briefing on the route here Tuesday.

He said the airline will service the Kuala Lumpur-Macau route using the Boeing 737-400 aircraft.

Fares per passenger will range between RM199 and RM699 for economy class and between RM1,899 and RM2,219 for business class.