Malaysia Airlines Adds More Frequency for Domestic Destinations to Facilitate GE15 Movement

KLIA, 12 November 2022: In support of the country’s 15^th General Election (GE15) movement, Malaysia Airlines will increase the number of flights from 26 to 44 and upgrade from 16 to 24 domestic services to wide-body A330 aircraft on several routes in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak to ensure smooth and reliable connectivity for voters.

In addition, those returning home to fulfil their responsibilities for GE15 on 19 November 2022, will be able to enjoy 20% discount on one-way, all-inclusive fares starting at RM104 through the airline's "Jom Balik Mengundi" campaign, for bookings made by 19 November 2022 for travel from 11 until 27 November 2022. The 20% discount applies to all fare categories, including Lite, Basic, and Flex for Economy Class as well as Basic and Flex for Business Class, and is bookable at official Malaysia Airlines website.

Meanwhile, students between 18 and 26 years old are encouraged to sign up as MHexplorer member and enjoy various travel benefits all year-round, including up to 30% off on Malaysia Airlines and Firefly flights, an additional 10kg baggage allowance, one complimentary date change, 10% off on selected products on Temptations and Firefly’s online store, family and friends’ discounts, 20% off Firefly air cargo, and many more exciting deals.

Group Chief Executive Officer of Malaysia Airlines Berhad, Captain Izham Ismail, said "Since the launch of "Jom Balik Mengundi" on 20 October 2022, bookings on Malaysia Airlines have surged by 7% over our daily average, with nearly 70,000 passenger bookings. We have also increased the capacity by 30% to main domestic destination within Peninsular Malaysia such as Penang and Kota Bharu as well as Sabah and Sarawak. With a few states including Penang and Selangor, declaring public holidays on 18 November 2022 to allow more Malaysians to travel home to vote in the general election, customers are urged to book tickets early for the best rates on Malaysia Airlines. There are 140,000 seats made available by optimising all our fleet to support both air transport movements via Malaysia Airlines during GE15."

Details of the additional frequency and aircraft upgrade for Malaysia Airlines flights are as follows:

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