Firefly mounts new flights from Malacca

MALACCA: FlyFirefly Sdn Bhd expects to fly 60,000 passengers yearly on its new air services out of the Malacca International Airport following the signing of a collaboration agreement with Melaka Air Sdn Bhd.

Its managing director Datuk Eddy Leong said the agreement would pave the way for Firefly to station an ATR 72-500 aircraft here and mount new flights not only to Batam, Pekanbaru and Medan in Indonesia but also flights from Malacca to Penang and Kota Baru.

“We had intended to start our operations in Malacca earlier but we had to wait for the expansion of our aircraft fleet,” he said at the media briefing after the signing of the agreement with Melaka Air here yesterday.

Leong said in November, Firefly would take delivery of its 11th and 12th ATR aircraft, of which one aircraft has been specifically designated to be stationed here.

“We will also set up a full operation support services in Malacca which will include aircraft maintenance, ground-handling and fuel services. Soon, there will also be an airport ticketing office here.”

The community airline was targeting the health tourism and business event segments especially from Pekanbaru, Medan and Batam in Indonesia. Bernama

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