As Malaysia Airlines continues to reinvent itself, competitors continue to bite at its heels on different routes.
Turkish Airlines will be upping their commitment to Kuala Lumpur – by adding an extra 3 services a week between Istanbul and Kuala Lumpur
Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-200 departing London Heathrow Airport – Image, Economy Class and Beyond
This will allow for a total of 10 flights a week between the two cities operating on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays (returning one day later), operated with flight pair TK62/TK63 from the 26th October 2015.
The combined timetable is shown below:
TK060 DEPART IST 01:00 ARRIVE KUL 17:25 Airbus A330 (Daily) TK062 DEPART IST 18:30 ARRIVE KUL 10:55+1 Airbus A330 (Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays) TK063 DEPART KUL 12:25 ARRIVE IST 17:55 Airbus A330 (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays) TK061 DEPART KUL 23:25 ARRIVE IST 05:00+1 Airbus A330 (Daily) Commences 26th October 2015 TK60/TK61 operates daily with an Airbus A330-300 TK62 operates Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays TK63 operates Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays Data: Airlineroute
Whilst its a modest increase in capacity, it is a sign that Malayisa Airlines competitors are looking at Kuala Lumpur International Airport carefully as a destination to see if there is a chance to steal traffic.
By deploying three extra flights a week, Turkish Airlines can try out the market to see if this is the way they want to go… or if they want to go back to only operating a daily service only.
Expect other airlines to be sniffing around routes to Kuala Lumpur to see if they can take advantage of the situation…
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