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MALAYSIA AIRLINES
Malaysia Airlines Berhad Administration Building Southern Support Zone, KLIA 64000 Sepang, Selangor
Toll-Free: 1 300 88 3000 (within Malaysia)
T (03) 7843 3000
(outside Malaysia) W malaysiaairlines.com
Malaysia Airlines (MAB), the national carrier, was founded in 1947 as Malayan Airways, renamed
as Malaysian Airline System (MAS) in 1992 and re-established
as Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) in 2015.
Operating from
its KLIA base and secondary hubs in Kota Kinabalu and Kuching, it flies to
over 50 destinations throughout Malaysia, Asia, Oceania, United Kingdom and the Middle East. Its membership of the exclusive oneworld® airline alliance extends its connectivity to over 1,000 destinations across 150-plus countries, with
access to more than 650 airport lounges worldwide.
MAB is part of the Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), a global aviation organisation comprising three focused business portfolios, namely
Malaysia Airlines’ superbly appointed business-class cabins offer first-class levels of comfort and service for the busy traveller.
Airlines, Aviation Services and E-Commerce & Travel Services.
Under MAG, Malaysia
Airlines seeks to develop and strengthen its brand by building on its proud track record
of service excellence. It is emphasising the country’s rich traditions, cultures and cuisines across all customer contact points under its rebranding tagline “Malaysian Hospitality
Begins With Us”. Malaysia Airlines already has a solid base on which to build a truly global brand, having received more than 100 industry awards in the last decade.
The Malaysia Airlines fleet comprises 47 Boeing B737 narrow-body aircraft and several types of Airbus wide- body aircraft, including 21 A330s and six A350s.
A Malaysia Airlines Airbus A-350-900 in flight. This state-of-the-art “XWB” (extra Wide Body) airliner brings unsurpassed levels of comfort and efficiency to air travel in Southeast Asia.