Firefly to take over Kuala Lumpur-Sibu route from MAS.

Sunday June 26, 2011 The Star.

   Firefly will gradually take over the Kuala Lumpur-Sibu route from MAS from July 1.
The airline will continue to offer the same twice-daily flight services as MAS, which will withdraw from the route effective Aug 1.
“We have an agreement with our code share partner, Malaysia Airlines, that we will operate this route using our B737-800 aircraft and will continue to provide connectivity to other MAS' routes and services,” said Firefly managing director Datuk Eddy Leong in a statement yesterday.
Leong said they were fully aware of the concerns of travellers and travel agents from Sibu on the inavailability of passenger and baggage through-check for those with onward journey on MAS and vice versa.
“On Sept 1, our departure control system upgrade, which will allow passengers to through-check their baggage on multiple flights to their final destination, will be operational.”
Until then, he said, passengers on the Kuala Lumpur-Sibu flight would have to bear the inconvenience of checking out and re-checking-in.
He said Firefly guaranteed lowest fares and travellers could opt to purchase bundled sets of service including in-flight meals and seat selection.
Travellers can purchase flights from www.fireflyz.com.my and travel agents also have the option of making purchases through the Global Distribution System listed under MH9000 series.

Photo Credit to Jennifer Lau of Sibu..Firefly Airline to Sibu

 Dated 15th January 2011,I was invited by firefly airline to attend the launching of press conference (as part of media group) for the firelfyz in Kuching International Airport making its first debut and flight to Kuala Lumpur with the new Boeing737-800 fleet.They even invited me to travel and experience the B7370-800 fleet and also taking part on media tour in conjunction with the first inaugural flight from Kuching to Kuala Lumpur International Airport.There are many media invited . About the trip just log on tohttp://uncleawangcapture.blogspot.com/2011/01/firefly-airline-media-familiarisation.html.

Photo by Jennifer Lau of Sibu.

This morning firefly airline marked another wonderful milestone for the first flight from KLIA to Sibu Airport

Photo by Jennifer Lau of Sibu.

It is interesting to note that FireFly Airlines, the subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, is in competition wth AirAsia. However it cannot be denied that AirAsia is way ahead of Firefly even though Fireflyz is a full service point to point airline with rates almost similar to Air Asia. AirAsia started from a humble beginning of RM1 company and 1 aeroplane to become a RED giant that it is today with Richard Branson of Virgin Group having a share in its long haul AirAsia-X  sector.

Honestly, most of us use AirAsia because the fare is lower than MAS and it allows us to save a few dollars. When things are expensive these days, saving a dollar or 2 means a lot too especially for those middle income earners.

When passengers intend to fly, the first thing we check is the fare rate, then the time schedule before we proceed to make a booking. Where access to instant information is available at the click of a mouse, smart travellers do their own research and go where the value for money is.

Firefly Airline at this point of writing has yet to touch down in Sarawak and Sabah and once they do, I will definitely support them for the value of Ringgit Malaysia that I will be getting. If I need to fly to a destination for a meeting, I don’t want to be stressed in having to worry of my baggage weight limit or many other million issues not taken care of online when I booked earlier. Regardless of how I feel, AirAsia has allowed thousands of people to tour and see the world. Keep it up AirAsia. You have made many people’s wishes come true!

http://www.airasia.com/my/en/home.html

http://www.fireflyz.com.my/

Photo Credit to Jennifer Lau of Sibu.