Malaysia Airlines’ third Airbus A380 aircraft arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 9.35am on 15 November 2012.
The aircraft was ferried from Toulouse, France, and will undergo final preparations in KLIA for commercial flight operations. The national carrier will also receive its fourth A380 by end of this week.
Malaysia Airlines will use these two 494-seater aircraft to commence day-time flights from KLIA to London Heathrow effective 24 November 2012.
Flight MH4 will depart KLIA at 10.45am daily to arrive at London Heathrow the same day at 4.15pm. The return flight MH1 departs London daily at 10.00pm and will arrive in KLIA the next day at 6.20pm.
This day service will complement Malaysia Airlines’ current daily A380 night service to the UK capital, where MH 2 departs KLIA at 11.40pm and arrives in London at 5.50am the following day with the return flight MH3 departing London at 12.00 noon and arriving KLIA at 7.25am the next day.
With the introduction of the double daily A380 services effective 24 November 2012, Malaysia Airlines will cease the 359-seater B747-400 flight operations between KLIA and London.
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