KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) is adding more domestic and international flights, beginning June and July respectively, to facilitate essential travels as other countries begin to lift border restrictions.
The national carrier said it would adjust its network capacity, prior to normalising the schedule in October for both domestic and international destinations.
Group chief executive officer Captain Izham Ismail said the airline had resumed its services by increasing capacity to domestic and international routes.
"We shall continue to ensure their safety, health, as well as their comfort by introducing new initiatives aligned with international safety and health protocols, as part of our commitment to offer passengers peace of mind throughout their journey with us," he said in a statement today.
Malaysia Airlines also released a special video titled "Ready to fly and rediscover Malaysia", which is available on its social media platforms, following the government's recent announcement on interstate travel.
"We hope that by showcasing unique and beautiful domestic attractions located across Malaysia, we can inspire local travellers to explore the beauty of our homeland and boost local tourism efforts," he added.
Malaysia Airlines had implemented various enhanced safety measures and protocols in coordination with health and airport authorities to ensure passengers' health and wellbeing are taken care of.
The measures include temperature checks, sanitisation and disinfection of all properties and facilities, enforcement of social distancing, mandatory usage of face masks and installation of protective screen barriers at check-in counters and transfer desks at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Additionally, all MAB frontliners on ground and onboard are required to wear personal protective equipment and their health screened daily. Even upon arrival, passenger luggage will be sanitised.
These health and safety precautionary measures are also extended to the Malaysia Airlines Golden Lounges which is scheduled to be re-opened on July 1, 2020.
MAB passengers can also continue to enjoy hours of inflight entertainment on their seatback screens, Wi-Fi connectivity and comfort amenities of hygienically packed pillows and blankets available on selected flights.
However, inflight dining has been modified to limit contact between cabin crew and passengers for all cabin classes, especially on long haul flights.
The airline also assured that all its aircraft are cleaned and disinfected before and after every flight, while lavatories will be kept clean during flight by cabin crew at regular intervals.
Other inflight services such as reading material, inflight duty free and retail will continue to be suspended for the time being.