OD MXD Commenced operations 22 March 2013 Destinations 43 Headquarters Petaling Jaya | MXD MALINDO Frequent-flyer program Malindo Miles Founded 11 September 2012 Fleet size 45 | |
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Secondary hubs Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport CEO Chandran Rama Muthy (Mar 2013–) Parent organization National Aerospace & Defence Industries Sdn Bhd Hubs Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport Profiles | ||
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Malindo Air
Contents
- Malindo air flight experience od802 singapore to kuala lumpur
- Malindo air od232 flying from kochi to kuala lumpur
- Background
- Codeshare agreements
- Fleet
- References
Malindo Air is a Malaysian budget airline with headquarters in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. The name Malindo signifies a cooperative pact between the two countries, derived from the countries’ names Malaysia and Indonesia.
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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 15 kg & 40 kg (for domestic flights) while 20 kg or 30 kg & 40 kg (for international flights). Furthermore, Wi-Fi service will be available from June 2013 onwards. 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.
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.
In early 2017, the airline's parent company Lion Air is expected to re-brand Malindo Air to "Batik Malaysia" which will focus on international routes while Batik Air serves domestic routes in Indonesia. The re-branding exercise had been put on hold as it could be seen on the newly delivered B737-800 aircraft (9M-LNZ), which previously don Batik Air Malaysia logo, replaced with Malindo logo instead.
Recently, Malindo and Turkish Airlines has announced an interline agreement, in order for tap new markets as well as enable passengers to find connections easier when travelling between ASEAN and Europe., and recently, Qatar Airways also became their interline partner as well.
Codeshare agreements
Malindo Air codeshares with the following airlines:
• Batik Air
Fleet
Malindo Air's minority shareholder Lion Air intends to start operations with 12 Boeing 737-900ER aircraft. The company is planning to increase its fleet size to 100 planes over the next ten years. As of December 2016, the Malindo Air fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 1.9 years:, and they also receiving aircraft from her Indonesian subsidiary Batik Air, as they have switched to all-Airbus fleet.