KL, Italy to sign air accord

KL, Italy to sign air accord

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia and Italy will ratify an air services agreement in November allowing the Malaysian Airline System (MAS) to land in Rome, the New Straits Times newspaper reported on Saturday.

The national carrier was given provisional approval to begin twice weekly flights to Rome in March, it quoted Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik as saying on Friday.

Ling, who was speaking to reporters after meeting Italy's civil aviation director-general, Francesco Pugliese, said the MAS flights to Rome have been averaging a 70 percent passenger load.