MAS NOW HAS ONLINE BOOKING FROM KL TO AND FROM FUKUOKA, NAGOYA

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines (MAS) now offers the
easier online booking for passengers travelling from here to or from Fukuoka and
Nagoya in Japan, the airline said in a statement Tuesday.

MAS said it already served these routes through a codeshare agreement with
ANA, but hitherto the tickets could only be purchased at MAS ticketing offices
or travel agents and not online.

"Travelling to other parts of Japan is now very easy as customers can book
our codeshare tickets online and, at the same time, the timing for the
connecting flights is convenient, ensuring that customers don't have to wait for
too long," said MAS Senior General Manager, Commercial Strategy, Dr Amin Khan.

The MAS daily flight to Fukuoka departs Kuala Lumpur at 11.30pm and arrives
in Tokyo at 7.40am the next day, and the connecting flight departs Tokyo at
11.30am and arrives in Fukuoka at 1.30pm.

The flight to Nagoya departs Kuala Lumpur daily at 11.30pm and arrives in
Tokyo at 7.40am, and the connecting flight leaves Tokyo at 10am to arrive in
Nagoya at 11.20am.

Dr Amin said MAS was in the midst of expanding its operations and would
introduce more flights to Japan.

He said that with the launch of Kota Kinabalu (the capital of the east
Malaysian state of Sabah) as a hub, MAS would offer three weekly non-stop
flights from Kota Kinabalu to Haneda, the city airport in Japan, beginning Nov
15 next year.

MAS, which currently connects to Tokyo 11 times weekly and Osaka six times
weekly, would also introduce twice-weekly services between Kota Kinabalu and
Osaka from Jan 15 next year, he added.
-- BERNAMA