Malaysian Airlines to fly to Kathmandu from Sept 1
Kuala Lumpur : Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will add another international destination to its flight network service by introducing the commencement of thrice weekly services between Kuala Lumpur and Kathmandu effective Sept 1.
The national carrier said the flights would be operate with a two-class configured Boeing 737-800 aircraft comprising 144 economy class and 16 business class seats.
The outbound flight departs Kuala Lumpur at 8.35 am to arrive at Kathmandu at 11.30 am, while the return flight takes off from Kathmandu at 12.20 pm and would land at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 6.55 pm.
MAS Regional Sales Vice-President Malaysia and ASEAN Region Muzammil Mohamad said this was a timely addition to MAS’ flight network as Malaysia and Nepal can mutually benefit from various commercial relations including trade, investment and tourism promotions.
“We see great potential in Kathmandu, especially during the forthcoming year-end holiday season and have fast-tracked this aspect of our operations to commence services to Kathmandu this year,” it said in a statement.
In conjunction with the introduction of this new route, MAS is offering all-in return economy class promotional fares at only RM1,200 for travel from Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor Baharu to Kathmandu.
Economy class travel from Kota Kinabalu and Kuching starts at only RM1,878.
Bookings for these fares are from July 9-16 and are valid for travel from Sept 1-Dec 31. Bernama
