SUBANG: Malaysia Airlines is kicking off its “Global Sales” today, offering travellers low deals to over 40 destinations including Europe, India, China, Africa and Australia.

In a statement yesterday, Malaysia Airlines senior general manager of sales and marketing Datuk Bernard Francis said the booking period until Nov 25, 2009 was for the travel period of between Dec 15, 2009 and June 30, 2010.

The London route is on offer from as low as RM1,248. For destinations in Asean countries, fares start from RM183 to Medan, RM223 to Yogyakarta, RM343 to Bali, RM293 to Surabaya, RM283 to Jakarta, RM338 to Siem Reap and Phnom Penh, RM303 to Ho Chi Minh City, RM458 to Manila and RM408 to Yangon.

Orient destination fares begin from as low as RM418 to Hong Kong, RM558 to Shanghai and Guangzhou and RM608 to Kunming.

For destinations in the Indian subcontinent, offers start from RM498 to Colombo, RM658 for flights to Hyderabad, RM718 to New Delhi and RM698 to Mumbai.

All promotional airfares are for one-way economy class travel and includes airport tax, fuel surcharge, insurance and administrative fees.


This article appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, November 16, 2009.