KUALA LUMPUR: Malindo Air Sdn Bhd (Malindo Air) will resume all domestic flights effective June 12 following the government's gradual relaxation rules on the travel and social restrictions.
Chief executive officer Captain Mushafiz Mustafa Bakri said the airline is committed to deploying its flights and serving the needs of Malaysians traveling across the country.
"The gradual opening up of air travel is likely to be progressive, starting with domestic markets. We will certainly reinstate our international services around the networks in stages once the global health situation improves and regulatory restrictions are fully lifted.
"We hope travelers will be eager to recommence travel soon, which would benefit the industry again," he said in a statement today.
Mushafiz said travellers flying with Malindo Air are required to understand and strictly adhere to and comply with health and immigration requirements and the travel restrictions set up by the government.
"Malindo Air is fully supporting the government's effort in gradually relaxing its restrictions during the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO).
"This restart to our domestic travel by lifting the travel restrictions is an important part of the economic recovery as about 10 per cent of the world's gross domestic product is from tourism and much of that depends on air travel.
"Getting people safely flying again will be a powerful economic boost," added Mushafiz.
The carrier said its scheduled services include daily flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang to Kota Bharu, Penang, Alor Setar, Johor Baharu, Kuala Terengganu and Langkawi.
Malindo Air's Ipoh – Johor Baharu services will also resume tomorrow with three flights a week.
Meanwhile, Malindo Air's flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to Kota Kinabalu, Kuching and Langkawi will fully resume.
Meanwhile, Malindo Air said customers whose flights were cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic crisis will retain the full value of the unused portion of their tickets in the form of travel vouchers.
The airline said the redemption period of the travel vouchers is being extended to 12 months and the travel period will be up to 11 months ahead of the redemption date.