SEPANG: Malindo Air is in the final stage of code-sharing discussions with two airlines including Turkish Airlines, says Chief Executive Officer Chandran Rama Muthy.
"I don't want to reveal the other airline's identity as yet, but if everything goes on track, we will be making some exciting announcements in May.
"As for Turkish Airlines, we are already in the final stage of signing the agreement," he said.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of Malindo Air's Safety Campaign Week here today, Chandran said the company was actually in talks, for code-sharing partnership, with 11 airlines.
On March 15, Malindo Air relocated its operations to the Terminal KLIA 1, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) from Terminal KLIA 2 to facilitate code-sharing partnership, among others.
He said the company aimed to expand its services to another five countries and 10 new destinations by year-end. It currently flies to 12 countries.
He added that Malindo Air recorded significant passenger volume growth to 3.8 million last year versus 900,000 in 2012,
"The passenger volume is expected to increase to six million this year," this added.
Source: Bernama | 22 Mar 2016
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