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BATIK AIR
Meritus @ Oasis Corporate Park B2-1-01 Jalan PJU 1A/2
Ara Damansara
47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
T (03) 7841 5388 (call centre) W malindoair.com
Batik Air, formerly known as Malindo Air, is a Malaysian- based airline with main hubs at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Subang Skypark,
the convenient KL downtown city airport in Selangor. Batik Air started its ATR72- 600 operations from Subang Skypark on 3 June 2013. By October 2018, the fleet had grown to 13 ATR72- 600 and 29 Boeing 737 NGs. The airline has also obtained
the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) and full IATA airline membership.
The carrier operates scheduled passenger services throughout Malaysia, and to popular regional destinations. Since
its first international flight - Kuala Lumpur to Dhaka, Bangladesh, 28 August 2013 - the airline quickly spread its wings to Thailand, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,
A state-of-the-art Batik Air Boeing 737-8 on the tarmac.
Australia, Pakistan and China, covering an extensive network of more than 50 routes. Batik Air prides itself in offering attractive fares, on-time flights and excellent customer service both on-ground and in-flight. Pre-Covid, Batik
Air had 800 weekly flights. With the reopening of more
international borders, after almost two years of global travel restrictions due to the Covid-19 crisis, Batik Air will ramp up its schedules with recommencement of services to destinations in Australia, China and India. It has plans to further expand its route network to cover more of the Asian region in the future.
Batik Air takes pride in
its full service business model, whereby comfort
is made available for all. With attractive fares and services comparable to full-service airlines, Batik Air has a growing presence as the ultimate choice for travellers young and old.
Batik Air Malaysia codeshares with Turkish Airlines and Batik Air Indonesia, and interlines with Xiamen Air, All Nippon Airways (ANA), Turkish Airline, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, Oman Air, Air Mauritius, APG Airlines, Emirates, Royal Jordanian, Uzbekistan Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, Pakistan Airlines and Eva Air.
Batik Air offers a fully inclusive meals and drinks service in its very well-appointed Business Class.