Hybrid airline Malindo Airways Sdn Bhd is set to fly to Indian destinations as early as next month, to get a piece of the market where its peers, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and AirAsia Bhd, are enjoying reputable load factors.
The barely 200-day old airline is aiming to begin flying daily to New Delhi and Mumbai by end of November, a source close to the airline told The Malaysian Reserve.
Malindo also aims to fly to three other destinations — Kochi, Chennai and Ahmedabad.
Malindo initially aimed to fly to Kochi and Trichy but has decided to drop Trichy from its immediate expansion plan as “AirAsia is already responding in an aggressive way by offering crazy deals to Trichy,” the source said.
“Malindo thinks this is the best time to expand. Competition will be everywhere, but there’s still space to grow,” the source said.
Malindo will operate the Indian flights through its fleet of eight Boeing aircraft.
Officials from AirAsia could not be contacted at press time to comment on Malindo move to India.
Read news in full 16/10/13 Prem Kumar Panjamorthy/Malaysian Reserve
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