MAS DAILY LOW FARES BACK IN CONJUNCTION WITH INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 (Bernama) -- In conjunction with the Independence
celebration, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is offering "Everyday Low Fares" for
domestic and international travel bookings from Monday until Friday.

During this period (Aug 24-28), travel deals are on offer to all
destinations worldwide, with all inclusive one-way fares starting from RM228
(US$65) to Jakarta, RM485 (US$138) to Xiamen, Guangzhou or Kunming, RM613 to
Tokyo or Osaka and RM678 (US$193) to Seoul, MAS said in a statement issued here
Sunday.

The travel period is from Sept 24, 2009 to July 30, 2010 for all
destinations on offer.

"Passengers can fly one way from Kuala Lumpur to Paris, Rome, Johannesburg
or Cape Town at fares starting from RM1,078 (US$307) and to Dubai from RM708
(US$201), while the popular 'kangaroo routes' are going from RM518 (US$148) to
Perth and RM829 (US$236) to Melbourne.

"The best deals are available at www.malaysiaairlines.com," it said.

Malaysia Airlines senior general manager (network and revenue management)
Dr Amir Khan said: "The offers are back to coincide with the Independence
celebration festivities.

"To provide more convenience to customers, there is now the option of
purchasing these fares through travel agents where it was previously not
available," he said.

MAS first launched its "Everyday Low Fares" last year with one million zero
fares for all its domestic routes within Malaysia and the response to date has
been overwhelming, with close to a million seats sold.

"Since we introduced this 'Everyday Low Fares', we have sold more than RM250
million (US$71.2 million) worth of tickets with the top three most popular
destinations being London, Melbourne and Hong Kong," said Amir Khan.

According to the statement, domestic fares remain low at only RM69 (US$20)
for
travel within West Malaysia and East Malaysia, and RM99 (US$28) for flights from
West to
East Malaysia.

Guests travelling on these low fares will continue to enjoy all the premium
services, including refreshments on board, convenient schedules, on time
departures, minimum 20kg baggage allowance and many other benefits.

These fares are also available via Malaysia Airlines ticketing offices and
the call centre at 1300-88-3000.

-- BERNAMA