KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s hybrid airline, Malindo Air, commenced its passenger services from Ipoh, Perak, to Johor Baru and Medan, Indonesia, beginning today.
This is following the launch of the Subang-Ipoh thrice weekly flights earlier this month, it said in a statement.
Malindo Air is currently offering promotional fares of RM70 for the Ipoh-Medan all-inclusive one-way trip while the Ipoh-Johor Baru fare was as low as RM79 all-inclusive for a one-way trip.
The frequency of flights to Medan and Johor Baru are daily and four times weekly respectively.
Malindo Air chief executive officer Chandran Rama Muthy said the new flights to Johor Baru and Medan were expected to encourage more passenger movement at the newly upgraded Sultan Azlan Shah Airport.
"The introduction of flights from Ipoh is part of our strategy to enhance our route network in Peninsula Malaysia.
"Ipoh has plenty of potential when it comes to tourism, particularly ecotourism and medical tourism. Moreover, we felt connecting Ipoh and Medan will drive tourism in both cities and spur economic development at the same time," he said.
For more information, visit www.malindoair.com to make bookings online and smartphone users can download the new Malindo Air app on Google Play.
Malindo Air is a Malaysian hybrid airline with main hubs at the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) and SubangSkypark in Selangor.-- Bernama