Malindo Air

Malindo Air
IATA
OD		 ICAO
MXD		 Callsign
MALINDO EXPRESS
Founded 11 September 2012[1]
Hubs
Secondary hubs

Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport[2][3]

Frequent-flyer program Malindo Miles
Fleet size 19
Destinations 31
Company slogan Smarter Way to Travel
Parent company National Aerospace & Defence Industries Sdn Bhd (51%)
Headquarters Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Key people
  • Chandran Ramamurthy (CEO)
Website www.malindoair.com

Malindo Air is an airline based in Malaysia, headquartered in Petaling Jaya.[4] It is a joint venture between National Aerospace and Defence Industries (NADI) (51%) of Malaysia and Lion Air of Indonesia (49%). The name Malindo is derived from the names of respective countries: Malaysia and Indonesia. Malindo Air initially planned to start operation on 1 May 2013 from the new KLIA2 terminal. However, Malindo Air brought forward the launch date to mid-March 2013 with domestic destinations.[5][6]

Background

The entry of AirAsia from Malaysia in the home turf of Lion Air has encouraged the Indonesian airline to enter the Malaysian market with a subsidiary airline. AirAsia's subsidiary Indonesia AirAsia, in partnership with its parent firm, attempted to buy Indonesian carrier Batavia Air to gain a foothold in Indonesia, but the deal did not go through due to regulatory complications and Batavia Air ended up going bankrupt. The attempted deal resulted in a turf war between Lion Air, Indonesia's biggest low-cost carrier, and AirAsia, Asia's biggest low-cost carrier.

Mr Chandran Ramamurthy, personal assistant executive to the president director of Lion Air, has been appointed as CEO of Malindo Air. The airline's inaugural flights began operations on 22 March 2013.

For its jet routes, Malindo Air provides a personal TV (in-flight entertainment system) in every seat, light snacks and free meal, seat pitches of 32" and 45" for economy class and business class respectively, and free baggage allowances of 20 kg & 30 kg. Furthermore, Wi-Fi service will be available from June 2013 onwards.[7][8] The combination of the amenities, services and low cost fares puts Malindo Air in the category of hybrid airline.

The IFE is based on Panasonic eXLite with 9 inch touchscreens in Economy class and 11.1 inch touchscreens in Business Class, capable of gestures (swiping, scrolling). Full meals are served in Business class.

According to Malindo Air, a total of 50,000 passengers had flown with the airline as of 9 May 2013.

The airline also has expanded on a parallel turboprop service, focusing mainly on secondary routes within a 2-hour radius from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport. Pioneer destinations include Penang, Johor Bahru and Kota Bharu, the flights have commenced in early June 2013.

Destinations

As of January 2015, Malindo currently flies to:[9]

A Malindo Air 737-900ER getting airborne from Kuching International Airport
Business Class on a Malindo Air Boeing 737-900ER.
Economy Class on a Malindo Air Boeing 737-900ER.
 Malaysia
 Bangladesh
 India
 Indonesia
   Nepal
 Thailand
 Singapore

Fleet

Malindo Air's minority shareholder Lion Air intends to start operations with 12 Boeing 737-900ER aircraft.[12] The company is planning to increase its fleet size to 100 planes over the next ten years. As of January 2015, the Malindo Air fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 1.1 years:[13]

Malindo Air Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
J Y Total
ATR 72-600
 11 4 - 72 72 Deliveries began in May 2013
Boeing 737-900ER
 6 18 12 168 180
Boeing 737-800
 2 - 12 148 160 Deliveries began in October 2014
Total 19 22

References

  1. ↑ "PM launches new low-cost airline Malindo Airways". theStar online. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "Malindo Air: About Us". Malindo Air. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Contact Us." Malindo Air. Retrieved on 9 September 2013. "Malindo Air address: C-5-05, Block C Oasis Ara Damansara, 2 Jalan PJU 1A/7A, 47301 Petaling Jaya Malaysia"
  5. ↑ "Malindo Air brings forward operations date to mid-March". theStar online. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "Obral Tiket Murah Meriah, Malindo Air Mulai Terbang 20 Maret". 16 March 2013.
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ "Malindo Air to start service on March 22 - Nation | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  9. ↑
  10. ↑ http://indo-aviation.com/2014/12/17/februari-malindo-air-luncurkan-rute-kuala-lumpur-kathmandu/
  11. ↑ http://my.news.yahoo.com/malindo-launch-kl-bangkok-flights-073023672.html
  12. ↑ "Malindo Air Datangkan Pesawat B737 Produksi ke-7.500 Dari Boeing". 21 March 2013.
  13. ↑ "Malindo Air Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 14 January 2014.

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