13 JULY 2022
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BATIK AIR OPENS TICKET SALES FOR NEW SERVICES TO PHUKET, SURABAYA & HO CHI MINH CITY
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 JUL 2022 – Batik Air (recently rebranded from Malindo Air), announces today that all bookings are now open for daily services from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to three more new destinations – KUL to Phuket; KUL to Surabaya; and KUL to Ho Chi Minh (Saigon).
The 7X weekly services marks the airline's promise to continue its international network expansion after recently being officially rebranded as Batik Air.
Batik Air will effectively launch its services to Phuket on 1 Aug; to Surabaya on 10 Aug; and to Ho Chi Minh on 15 Sep.
Promotional fares for one-way on the new routes are as follows:
KUL – Phuket starts from RM299 for Economy Class and RM1509 for Business Class;
KUL – Surabaya from RM389 for Economy Class and RM1999 for Business Class;
KUL – Ho Chi Minh from RM249 for Economy Class (no Business Class)
The fares are all inclusive of free baggage allowance – 20kg for Economy and 40kg for Business Class.
The narrow-body Boeing 737-800NG aircraft will be deployed on the new routes to Phuket and Surabaya, whereas the B737-8 with the Economy class configuration type will be used on the KUL – Ho Chi Minh route.
CEO of Malindo Air, Capt Mushafiz Bin Mustafa Bakri said, “We are very delighted to introduce Phuket, Surabaya and Ho Chi Minh, which are popular with both business and leisure travelers. The daily frequency on these routes underscores the strong and growing economic, business and tourism links between Malaysia and Thailand; Indonesia and Vietnam. The flights will also improve the connectivity of Phuket, Surabaya and Ho Chi Minh to the rest of the world via KLIA as a regional hub. The scheduling of the three services to depart and arrive at various times during the day, gives our customers more options to choose a flight which better suits their travel needs.”
Mushafiz added, “Moreover, with the dynamism injected by Tourism Malaysia to boost our tourism scene by the numerous developments for the Cuti-Cuti Malaysia, there has never been a better time to visit Malaysia. To enable more visitors to experience Malaysia’s latest and most exciting offerings, we have gone one step further by introducing these new services.”
For updates on Batik Air’s latest activities and promotions, please connect with us via Twitter (twitter.com/@malindoair), Facebook (facebook.com/MalindoAirMalaysia) or Instagram (instagram.com/malindoair).
(1) Batik Air Scheduled Flights KUL-HKT (Phuket)-KUL (Daily) – Eff. 1 AUG 2022
|
Sector |
Flight No. |
ETD |
ETA |
Frequency |
Flight Time |
|
KUL-HKT |
OD540 |
12:20 |
12:50 |
Daily |
1:30 |
|
HKT-KUL |
OD541 |
13:45 |
16:15 |
Daily |
1:30 |
(2) Batik Air Scheduled Flights KUL-SUB (Surabaya)-KUL (Daily) – Eff. 10 AUG 2022
|
Sector |
Flight No. |
ETD |
ETA |
Frequency |
Flight Time |
|
KUL-SUB |
OD351 |
09:00 |
10:45 |
Daily |
2:45 |
|
SUB-KUL |
OD352 |
11:50 |
15:40 |
Daily |
2:50 |
(3) Batik Air Scheduled Flights KUL-SGN (Ho Chi Minh City)-KUL (Daily) – Eff. 15 SEP 2022
|
Sector |
Flight No. |
ETD |
ETA |
Frequency |
Flight Time |
|
KUL-SGN |
OD561 |
14:15 |
15:25 |
Daily |
2:10 |
|
SGN-KUL |
OD562 |
16:20 |
19:25 |
Daily |
2:05 |
All timings stated are local time in 24-hour format.
About Batik Air
Batik Air (formerly Malindo Air) is a Malaysian airline with main hubs at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and the convenient KL downtown city airport Subang Skypark in Selangor, Malaysia. The airline took to the skies in March 2013 with domestic flights and has since grown to operate routes to all major airports in Malaysia and across the continents of Asia and Australia, and Middle East. Batik Air holds the distinction of being the first airline in Malaysia to fly the latest B737-8, where the aircraft is a proven fuel efficient with a lower carbon footprint and improve range. By the end of 2022, a total of 17 B737-8 aircraft will be inducted into their fleet.
For media enquiries, please contact: Dir - PR & Gov’t Affairs, Batik Air
Raja Sa’adi Bin Raja Amrin | Tel: 0192660078 | Email: saadi@malindoair.com