Malaysia Airlines in codeshare deal with China Southern
Malaysia Airlines announced on Friday that it had signed a codeshare deal with China Southern Airlines.
By Agencies |
KUALA LUMPUR: National carrier Malaysia Airlines announced on Friday that it had signed a codeshare deal with China Southern Airlines, China's largest carrier by fleet size.
Idris Jala, Malaysia Airlines' managing director, said the agreement, which starts from Tuesday, would enable the carrier to strengthen its presence in China.
"This will further ... enable us to leverage on the strong growth of Chinese outbound travellers. We expect to see a seven percent growth in passenger volume on our China-Malaysia bound flights," he said.
Malaysia Airlines flies to Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Kunming, Xiamen and Hong Kong.
He Zongkai, China Southern Airlines vice-president, said the agreement gave passengers greater flexibility.
Analysts said the deal could allow the carriers to save money with high fuel prices eating into airline industry profits.
Idris Jala, Malaysia Airlines' managing director, said the agreement, which starts from Tuesday, would enable the carrier to strengthen its presence in China.
"This will further ... enable us to leverage on the strong growth of Chinese outbound travellers. We expect to see a seven percent growth in passenger volume on our China-Malaysia bound flights," he said.
Malaysia Airlines flies to Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Kunming, Xiamen and Hong Kong.
He Zongkai, China Southern Airlines vice-president, said the agreement gave passengers greater flexibility.
Analysts said the deal could allow the carriers to save money with high fuel prices eating into airline industry profits.
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