KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines Bhd, an airline subsidiary of Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), is temporarily reducing the flight frequency for 13 international destinations in its route network.
They include Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Denpasar, Ho Chi Minh, Jakarta, Jeddah, Medan Kualanamu, Mumbai, Osaka Kansai, Seoul Incheon, Shanghai Pu Dong, Singapore, Tokyo-Narita and Yangon from Kuala Lumpur.
The frequency to Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi will be reduced from 42 to 37 weekly, Denpasar 22 to 18; Ho Chi Minh 20 to 19, Jakarta 42 to 40, Jeddah nine to seven, Medan Kualanamu 15 to 12 and Mumbai from 10 flights to nine flights weekly.
Flights to Osaka is reduced from seven to six weekly; Seoul Incheon (13 to eight weekly); Shanghai Pu Dong (10 to nine weekly), Singapore (68 to 66 weekly); Tokyo-Narita (12-10 weekly) and Yangon reduced from six to four every week.
According to AeroRoutes, which published the list of destinations affected by the reduction of flight frequencies, the international service changes for the week of Aug 25-31.
Last week, MAG announced that it will cut frequencies on some destinations temporarily between last week and December 2024 to address operational issues involving three of its carriers - Malaysia Airlines, FlyFirefly Sdn Bhd (Firefly) and Amal.
"This is to ensure the long- term reliability of our fleet and robustness of our operations and enhance our ability to ensure our customers on Malaysia Airlines, Firefly and Amal services face minimal disruptions and have the best experience possible flying with us," MAG group managing director Datuk Captain Izham Ismail said in a statement.
The three airlines belonging to MAG had suffered a series of flight delays since several weeks ago causing an uproar among passengers.
Izham said there were various issues that the group was facing including supply chain constrains, manpower challenges, and other external factors as the industry recovers from the pandemic.
"MAG has also been affected by the delayed deliveries of new aircraft this year, leading to less aircraft being made available for operations than planned," Izham said.