PETALING JAYA, March 21 (Bernama) -- Malindo Air will begin its new service to Adelaide from 16 April 2019. Booking is now available at a promotional one way fare of RM679 for Economy Class and RM2,399 for Business Class, on the Malindo Air website www.malindoair.com, ticketing offices, customer care centre and preferred travel agents.
 
There are 4 flights from Kuala Lumpur weekly, on every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Flight OD173 will depart from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 7:55p.m. and arrive at Ngurah Rai International Airport (Bali) at 11:05p.m. At 12:05a.m. the following day, the flight will continue and arrive in Adelaide Airport at 6:40a.m.
 
Flight OD0174 from Adelaide Airport will depart at 7:40a.m. and arrive in Ngurah Rai International Airport (Bali) at 11:45a.m. At 12:45p.m. the flight will continue and arrive in KLIA at 3:50p.m.
 
Note: All the timing information is in local time
 
A narrow-body Boeing 737-800/900 aircraft, comprising 12 Business Class and 150 /168 Economy Class seats will be deployed for the flight.
 
Chandran Rama Muthy, CEO of Malindo Air said, “We are thrilled to have Adelaide as the 4th addition to our Australia network, after Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne. It is also the 56^th destination in our network across 17 countries that we fly to. Passengers who have flown with us enjoy the comfort and the business class option that we offer.
 
“As for Adelaide, we anticipate business, leisure and VFR (Visit Family and Relative) travellers, and will certainly explore on more frequencies in the near future. With this, we hope to boost passengers’ traffic at the airports and promote local tourism,” he added.
 
Adelaide Airport Managing Director, Mark Young, said, “We are excited to welcome Malindo Air to Adelaide, offering a full-service product to Bali and on to Kuala Lumpur. It further opens up domestic Indonesian connections via Bali through Malindo Air’s sister entity, Batik Air.”
 
“Malindo Air will also be the first carrier since 2006 to offer a Business Class product directly between Adelaide and Bali.

“This service provides South Australian passengers with more choice when heading to two of our most popular destinations, and also creates opportunities to attract South East Asian visitors to our city and local attractions.”
 
Adelaide is a coastal capital located in South Australia. The city offers an experience bursting with culture, flavours, events and entertainment. Travellers will often enjoy soaking up the sun at one of their Instagrammable metropolitan beaches, strolling in the lush parklands and sprawling botanic gardens, or using it as a gateway to Australia’s outback or the spectacular wildlife on world-renowned Kangaroo Island.