Malindo Air starts second Chinese route from KL

Malindo Air launches Kuala Lumpur to Guangzhou

Malindo Air on 15 March became the fourth carrier (and third from Malaysia) to offer daily non-stop flights between Kuala Lumpur (KUL) and Guangzhou (CAN) in China. The LCC will operate the 2,610-kilometre route with its 162-seat 737-800s. Competition will be pretty intense as AirAsia and China Southern Airlines both already operate three times daily flights while Malaysia Airlines offers a single daily service. Malindo Air’s offering departs KL at 22:00, arriving in China at 02:10 the following morning. The return flight departs Guangzhou at 03:10, arriving back in Malaysia at 07:15. This is the carrier’s second service to China from the Malaysian capital as it has been operating twice-weekly flights to Guiyang since 13 December 2016. A third Chinese service to Haikou is scheduled to begin on 28 March.