Malaysia Airlines to Add 3rd Daily Sydney Service from Feb 2014

[Rory Delaney]

Malaysia Airlines continues to expand Australia service in Northern Winter 2013/14 season, as the airline introduces 3rd daily Kuala Lumpur – Sydney service from 03FEB14, with evening departure from Kuala Lumpur and early morning from Sydney. This is in addition to the introduction of 3rd daily Melbourne service from 21NOV13.

Planned schedule as follow.

MH141 KUL0900 – 2015SYD 333 D
MH143 KUL1930 – 0625+1SYD 333 D
MH123 KUL2330 – 1045+1SYD 333 D

MH142 SYD0850 – 1415KUL 333 D
MH122 SYD1530 – 2055KUL 333 D
MH140 SYD2155 – 0320+1KUL 333 D

MH142 begins from 04FEB14
MH143 on 03/04FEB14 operates with 777-200ER, MH142 on 04/05FEB14 operates with 777-200ER.

http://airlineroute.net/2013/08/26/mh-syd-feb14/

[Brian Wilkes]

Be easy just to send the A380 in!

[Alex Lui]

Frequency over capacity is the name of the game. All is well to send the A380 in but it would sit idle for potentially 7 hours doing nothing in Sydney as the flight back to kl would need to be timed for onward connections.

That and with air Asia up to 2 daily, they can't afford to lose any share on a key route, so... Frequency over capacity. Just like what Cathay and Singapore are doing to keep their share of the market.

[Ash W]

Would be good to see Qantas operating at least one of the frequencies, considering what Qantas has been lack in Asian is a partner to feed into. Now they have one they do bugger all, actually if I am not mistaken nothing with them. No codeshare and certainly no flights with Qantas metal. Don't see why the sponsored them into OneWorld.

[Jacob L]

OK, just another airline squeezing QF out of the international market.
Agreed with all, would be nice to see MAS A380 in the new livery
Would go well in my photos album

[Peter H.]

No. Not squeezing Qantas out at all. They have had years of opportunity to bring back flights to K.L.They don't want to be known as an international airline. All this advertising recently on the Singapore Lounge is c..... How many Y passengers will have access to this facility

[Rory Delaney]

UPDATE:

Malaysia Airlines Moves Forward Sydney Increase to late-November 2013

Update at 0440GMT 29AUG13

Malaysia Airlines is moving forward planned service increase on Kuala Lumpur – Sydney route, as per 29AUG13 GDS timetable/inventory display. The oneWorld member will increase operations from 14 to 18 weekly from 21NOV13, and will increase to 21 weekly from 05FEB14. It previously planned to increase operation from 03FEB14.

MH141 KUL0900 – 2015SYD 333 D
MH143 KUL1930 – 0625+1SYD 772 x567
MH123 KUL2330 – 1045+1SYD 333 D

MH142 SYD0850 – 1415KUL 772 x167
MH122 SYD1530 – 2055KUL 333 D
MH140 SYD2155 – 0320+1KUL 333 D

MH143 operates daily with A330-300 from 05FEB14, MH142 from 06FEB14.