Jet Airways to make maiden flight to KL

Jet Airways to make maiden flight to KL

KUALA LUMPUR: Indian carrier Jet Airways will make its maiden flight to Malaysia on April 29, marking growing economic ties between Kuala Lumpur and New Delhi, a senior airport official said on Wednesday.

Malaysia Airports Holding Bhd. senior marketing manager Mohamed Sallauddin Mat Sah told AFP that Jet Airways would launch daily roundtrip flights from Chennai to Kuala Lumpur using its new Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

"India is another emerging market. The new carrier into the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) will bring surely more Indian tourists into Malaysia," he said.

Mohamed said Jet Airways' rival carrier Air Sahara would soon make an announcement about their own plans to fly to KLIA.

"We will know about its first flight and frequency in the next two days," he said.

An official with Jet Airways said even though the Kuala Lumpur - Chennai route was saturated with other carriers, it would remain the most profitable route between the two countries.

"We are confident to fill the flight. Jet Airways will offer discount tickets for a month," he said, adding that "we do not want to create a price war." -- AFP