Firefly To Reintroduce Jet Aircraft Services from Penang International Airport

By Anthony Tan
VIRGIN Communications
16 December 2020

email: anthonykhtan@yahoo.co.uk

Firefly first began its jet service operations using the Boeing 737-800 aircraft in January 2011 with scheduled return flights for Johor Bahru -Kuching, Kuala Lumpur -  Kuching, Kuala Lumpur - Kota Kinabalu and Kuala Lumpur - Jakarta.

However, it was short-lived and discontinued from September 2011 due to a restructuring of services agreement made between AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines, Firefly's parent company at that time.

When Firefly was using Boeing 737-800 for the jet range services

Fast forward to 2020, Firefly Chief Executive Officer Philip See says, “We are thrilled to kickstart our 2021 journey with jet services from Penang. It has been a challenging 2020 for all of us in the travel industry. We hope these new services will accelerate the overall economic recovery in 2021.

Philip See

He adds that Penang, as the northern hub for our jet services, has a great mix of leisure and corporate business.

Firefly will introduce two daily services between Penang and Kota Kinabalu and Kuching respectively and three daily services between Penang and Johor Bahru. It will be using three Boeing 737-800 narrow body jet aircrafts seconded from Malaysia Airlines’ excess fleet.

Passengers on Firefly jet services will be using the aerobridge facilities for boarding and alighting from the aircraft at the airport terminals.

They can opt for the value bundle of FlyPremium and FlyInfinite set of services to enjoy its product features, which include unlimited flight changes, 35kgs of baggage allowance, in-flight hot meals, seat selection, insurance coverage besides collecting Enrich points.

Being part of Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), Firefly has strong network links and code-sharing facilities with sister companies, Malaysia Airlines and MASwings, which can provide seamless connecting travel experiences to secondary cities in Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia to Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore in near future.

To celebrate the launch, Firefly will be giving discounted ticket sales for its three new jet routes from Penang with fares from as low as RM79 one way. Its registered members will get to enjoy exclusive rates with fares as low as RM69 one way.

Tickets are available for sale through all travel agents, Firefly website and booking offices. For more information on its products and services, visit www.fireflyz.com.my or call +603-78454543.

Bangkok Airways to fly Koh Samui – KL – Koh Samui

By Anthony Tan
email: micemalaysiabeyond@gmail.com

Bangkok Airways (Bangkok Air) will begin flight services from Thai resort island Koh Samui to Malaysia capital city Kuala Lumpur (KL) from April 1, 2012 to boost connectivity between its second hub to international destinations.

KL will be the third international destination for the Thai private owned Bangkok Air with direct flights serving Koh Samui. The other two destinations are Singapore with daily flights and 10 flights per week for Hong Kong.

Bangkok Air will operate a daily flight using an Airbus 319 with all economy class 138 seats and the all-in return airfare is starting from RM790 for this sector.

The daily flight schedule is well timed for travellers flying out from Kuala Lumpur where you will enjoy the full day as compare to other airlines.

Flight PG 952 depart KLIA (KUL) at 8.20am and arrive at 0900am (Thai time) at Koh Samui with flying time of one hour forty minutes.

The return Flight PG 951 will depart Koh Samui at 5.55pm (Thai time) and expected to arrive KLIA at 8.25pm.

Bangkok Air is working towards to become a code-share partner with Malaysia Airlines and also part of the Bangkok Air’s strategy to tap into the long-haul passengers carried by Malaysia Airlines from Europe and Australia to Kuala Lumpur heading to Koh Samui.

At present passengers from Europe and Australia has to fly through Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok to connect to Koh Samui

Bangkok Airways has more than 30 daily flights to and from Koh Samui.

"We expect half of the passengers travelling on Koh Samui-Kuala Lumpur to come from the transfer group, with the other half originating from the Malaysian capital," said Varong Israsena na Ayudhya, Bangkok Airways' regional sales director.

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