28 OCTOBER 2022
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BATIK AIR TO FLY 4X WEEKLY TO TOKYO, JAPAN
Kuala Lumpur, 28 Oct 2022 – Batik Air will launch 4X weekly flights between Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo-Narita International Airport, Japan from 15 December 2022, utilising the brand new Boeing 737-8 aircraft, which is fitted with 12 Business and 150 Economy Class seats. The frequency will be increased to daily flights from 15 January 2023 onwards.
Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, flight OD680 will depart Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) at 12:35 pm and arrive Narita at 8:50 pm. The return flight OD681 will depart Narita at 10:00 pm and arrive in KLIA at 05:10 am.
The flights are now open for bookings and in conjunction with the launch, Batik Air is offering an all-inclusive one-way promotional fare of RM1599 for Economy Class and RM4959 for Business Class ex-Malaysia and JPY57,300 for Economy Class and JPY178,000 for Business Class ex-Japan.
CEO of Batik Air, Capt. Mushafiz Bin Mustafa Bakri said, “The new direct flights will offer convenient travel between Malaysia and Japan to cater for tourism and business activities. Japan is the third largest economy in the world and is one of the Malaysia’s key trading partners with longstanding trade relations. The special ties between the two countries continue to generate demand for people-to-people contacts. We invite Malaysians to sample the Japanese culture and enjoy their world renowned hospitality. Similarly, we welcome Japanese to Malaysia to enjoy the various holiday resorts and our warm Malaysian hospitality”.
Mushafiz also said, “The new services to Narita is Batik Air’s commitment to grow the network reach and also expand the operations into the popular North Asian market. These new flights will strengthen the position of KLIA as a transit hub, providing convenient and seamless connectivity between key markets such as Australia, South Asia, ASEAN and Japan”.
Batik Air is currently planning to expand into additional points in Japan such as Chitose Airport in Sapporo and Osaka. The details of the upcoming flights will be announced soon.
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- Schedule from Kuala Lumpur – Narita eff 15 Dec 2022 to 15 Jan 2023:
|
Flight No. |
Days of Operation |
Depart Kuala Lumpur |
Arrive in Narita |
Flight Time |
|
|
|
OD680 |
1/3/5/7 |
12:35pm |
8:50pm |
7:15 |
|
GMT Narita: +9
- Schedule from Narita – Kuala Lumpur eff 15 Dec 2022 to 15 Jan 2023:
|
Flight No. |
Days of Operation |
Depart Narita |
Arrive in Kuala Lumpur |
Flight Time |
|
|
OD681 |
1/3/5/7 |
10:00pm |
5:10am |
8:10 |
GMT Narita: +9