AIRLINES IN MALAYSIA

LOCAL AIRLINES

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Main National Airline All flights take off from KLIA   24-hour call centre in Malaysia - 1300 88 3000 outside Malaysia - +60 3 7846 3000 Website: Malaysia Airlines AirAsia and AirAsia X Major Low-Cost Carrier of Malaysia Air Terminals: In KL, flights are to or from the LCC Terminal (KLIA). Flights are also available from Penang, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu. Flies to many local and international destinations (Singapore, Indonesia, China, Vietnam, Thailand, India, Philippines and other Asian countries   Air Asia X - International flights to Australia and UK       Contact Nos.: within Malaysia - 03 8775 4000 Outside Malaysia - +603 8660 4343 within Thailand - 0 2515 9999 within Indonesia - 0804 1 333333 within Singapore - 6733 9933 within China - 86 59 2516 7777 Website: Air Asia website   Berjaya-air Small plane; mainly chartered flights     Berjaya-air contact Tel: 603-2145 2828 (mainly 48-seater plane) Firefly Low cost carrier under MAS. Flights are mainly from Penang and Northern part of Peninsular Malaysia to domestic and international destinations Terminals: Flights are from or to Kuala Lumpur - Subang Airport. Flights are from Many domestic airports. Also flies to Singapore   Check new routes from Singapore to Malaysia here   Contact nos.: KL Tel: 03 - 7845 4543 Penang  04 217 6321 website: fireflyz.com   ADS BY OUR AFFILIATES   MASwings Operates in East Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak) - internal domestic flights (under MAS)   MASwings, 1st Floor, Lot 239, Beautiful Jade Centre, 98000 Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia     For flight bookings: Call 1300 88 3000 (within Malaysia) or +603 7843 3000 (outside Malaysia) Visit Malaysia Airlines ticket office or any travel agent www.maswings.com.my email: info@maswings.com.my   Fly AsianXpress (FAX)   - The service is now operated by MAS Wings Sdn Bhd. Transmile Air (cargo charter)   Tel: 03-2093 7718

FOREIGN AIRLINES

Cheap air fare     Other airlines flying into Malaysia: Most frequent foreign flyer/airline: Singapore Airlines Others: KLM, Qantas, British Airways, China Airlines, Korean Air, Thai International, Cathay Pacific, Korean Air, Japan Airlines, China Airlines, Xiamen Air, Air India, etc. Foreign budget airline: Tiger Air, Silk Air, Cebu Pacific, Jetstar More at: Asian Airlines and Airports Air Travel Singapore-Malaysia

To other international airports in Malaysia  

Many airlines fly direct KLIA or to other international Malaysian airports such as Langkawi airport, Penang airport and Kuching airport (Sarawak, East Malaysia), Kota Kinabalu (Sabah). Direct Flights are available on Malaysia airlines from places like Seoul, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok, Medan (Indonesia), Guangzhou, Manila and to these airports. Daily flights on Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines are available from many Asian destinations. To fly from Singapore - check details at our Singapore to Malaysia page.

Malaysia-Singapore low cost/ budget airlines   

Air Asia and Firefly (sub. of MAS) fly daily from Penang to Johor Bahru (JB). Penang-JB route is often frequented by those travelling to Singapore. Air Asia will start its flight from Penang to KLIA (LCCT) from June 2009.

Air Asia also flies daily from KLIA (LCCT) to Singapore - It is easy to get a taxi or bus from the JB to Singapore or vice versa. Alternatively, fly by Air Asia from Penang to KLIA (LCCT terminal), check out and then check in  (with 3hours to spare) to fly on Air Asia to Singapore.

Air Asia, FireFly, Jet Star or Tiger Airways (all low cost airlines) now also flies from KLIA to Singapore daily.

AirAsia and FireFly also flies daily from other Malaysian Airports to Singapore.

AirAsia: daily to Singapore from Penang, Kota Kinabaly, Kuching

FireFly:

- KL Subang to Singapore - daily Now

- Kota Baru to Singapore - From Oct 25, 2009

- Alor Setar to Singapore - From Oct 25, 2009

- Ipoh to Singapore - From July 12.

- Kuala Terengganu to Singapore - From July 14

- Kuantan to Singapore - From July 22

- Malacca to Singapore - from Sept 1.

Important note for flights from Singapore: Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines lands at KLIA main terminal. AirAsia flies to LCC Terminal (KLIA) while FireFly flies to Subang Airport (KL). Passengers on other airlines are advised to check which airport the plane lands!

Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia also flies to Singapore from Penang, KK, Kuching, Miri

Important note:   Budget airlines are point to point air services, so be sure to have at least 3 hours interval between your flight schedule, if you have to board another flight to/at KLIA or Changi. Budget airlines often encounter flight delays.

MAS and AirAsia International Routes

Malaysia Airlines flies to many countries in Asia, Europe and some in Americas

AirAsia flies from and to: Singapore, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Perth, London (look out for 2009 - AirAsia X), Brunei, many towns in Indonesia (Bali, Batam, Pelembang, etc., Brunei, Vietnam, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hangzhou, Haikou, Shenzhen, Hongkong, mant towns Thailand (Bangkok, Krabi, Cheng Mai, Cheng Rai, Phuket, etc), Yangon, Manila, etc.

     Malaysia to India: In 2010, Air Asia is flying from Malaysia to Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Mumbai. All flights will take off from the Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT), near KL. The airline already flies to Trichy, Kochi, Trivandrum and Kolkata.
AirAsia will also commence flights to Chennai from Penang beginning April 28. Flights from LCCT to Chennai will commence on May 17 (daily); Bangalore on May 20 (daily); Hyderabad on July 20 (daily); Mumbai on May 6 (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday); and New Delhi on Aug 4 (daily).

AirAsiaX (AirAsia affiliated with Virgin Group) flies from Melbourne to KLIA

Firefly flies to destination mainly in Thailand and Indonesia such as: Koh Samui, Phuket, Medan, Batam, Padang, Bandar Acheh and Pekan Bahru

.Malaysia island destinations by air     Travellers can fly to Penang Island, Langkawi Island, Pangkor Island, Tioman Island, Redang Island from Kuala Lumpur by these airlines: AirAsia, MAS or Berjaya air.

To Penang - Several daily flights from KLIA, Singapore, Langkawi and East Malaysia

To Langkawi islands - daily flights from KLIA, Singapore and flights from Bangkok

From Thailand's island - daily flights from Phuket and Koh Samui to KL or Penang

From Singapore - daily flights to Penang, Pulau Tioman and Pulau Langkawi.

For Tioman island, Pangkor islands - Berjaya air or Tiger Airways or Malaysia Airlines.

Flying in East Malaysia - Sabah and Sarawak    The states of Sabah and Sarawak many rural airports and international airports at Kuching (Sarawak) and Kota Kinabalu (Sabah). Airlines serving these states are AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Singapore airlines and Silkair. Smaller airports are served by MASWings

(Links to all Asian Airline websites)