Saturday, November 1, 2008

Malaysia Gets Nod For More Landing Rights To France

October 31, 2008 22:05 PM

From Siti Hawa Othman

TOULOUSE (FRANCE), Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has received additional landing rights to France by October next year, Transport Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat announced Friday.

Speaking after witnessing the first delivery of AirAsia X's first brand new Airbus A330 here, he said the French government approved the third freedom rights for the seven times weekly KL-Paris sector currently operated by Malaysia Airlines.

He said Malaysia also received the greenlight for the fourth freedom rights from Kuala Lumpur or two other secondary airports in Malaysia except Subang to Lyon, the second largest city in France.

Ong said Malaysia also received the greenlight for the fifth freedom rights involving the stopover at certain cities, that is Kuala Lumpur-Paris-London and from Kuala Lumpur to any destinations east of Paris to Paris.

According to the minister, the frequency will be discussed further and the rights are subject to the number of passengers not less than 80.

He said for the past six months, his ministry had been stepping up efforts in seeking new routes.

Source: BERNAMA

Friday, October 31, 2008

MAS To Offer New Indian Cuisine Inflight Effective Nov 1

October 30, 2008 19:27 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will roll out its new Indian menu this Saturday as a complimentary in all classes of its international medium- and long-haul flights irrespective of fare paid.

In a statement here Thursday, its general manager (inflight services), Hayati Ali, said MAS aimed to deliver outstanding in-flight food and beverage offerings in efforts to position its brand as a Five-Star Value Carrier.

"The airline will use the most creative and exceptional inflight meal standards as well as quality set along the halal benchmark," she said.

MAS said the new menu, conceptualised with the joint effort of its main caterer LSG Skychefs and chef Satish Arora and Kannan from TajSATS, would see a refreshed array of Indian vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals.

"The meals will be served inflight on all MAS flights between Malaysia and India," it said.

The menu includes Chettinad chicken, Kerala vegetarian curry, Kodaikaanal mutton, Chettinad cauliflower/mushroom curry, Gongra lamb and vegetable rice briyani, depending on the actual meals cycles applicable on each flight.

Source: BERNAMA