Malaysia Airlines NW23 International Changes / 737 MAX 8 Network – 04AUG23
Published at 0110GMT 04AUG23
Malaysia Airlines in the last few hours gradually filed service changes to its Northern winter 2023/24 season, including the filing of planned Boeing 737 MAX 8 operation. Although the 174-seater 737 MAX 8 (C12Y162) is scheduled with first flight on 29OCT23, actual first flight may commence at earlier date.
Following changes is based on listing as of 0100GMT 04AUG23.
Kuala Lumpur – Bangalore eff 29OCT23 11 weekly 737-800 service maintained, instead of previously filed 7 weekly
Kuala Lumpur – Colombo eff 29OCT23 7 weekly 737-800 service maintained, instead of previously filed 5 weekly
Kuala Lumpur – Doha eff 13NOV23 1 of 2 daily MH160/161 A350-900XWB replaces A330-300
Kuala Lumpur – Hong Kong eff 29OCT23 A330-200 continues to operate MH072/073 on Sundays (Overall 2 daily 737-800/A330-200)
Kuala Lumpur – Kochi eff 29OCT23 Increase from 6 weekly in NS23 to 7, 737-800
Kuala Lumpur – Manila eff 04DEC23 1MH806/807 737 MAX 8 replaces -800 (Overall 15 weekly)
Kuala Lumpur – Medan Kualanamu eff 29OCT23 14 weekly 737-800 service maintained, instead of previously filed 10 weekly
Kuala Lumpur – Mumbai eff 29OCT23 MH194/195 A330-300 service maintained (Overall 1 daily A330-300, 3 weekly 737-800)
Kuala Lumpur – Phuket eff 29OCT23 1 of 2 daily 737 MAX 8 replaces -800
Kuala Lumpur – Shanghai Pu Dong Selected weeks scheduled 9 weekly instead of 10, A330-200/-300
Kuala Lumpur – Surabaya eff 29OCT23 10 weekly 737-800 service maintained, instead of previously filed 7 weekly
Kuala Lumpur – Taipei Taoyuan eff 29OCT23 1 daily 737-800/A330-200/A330-300 (Previous: 1 daily A330-200/-300)
Kuala Lumpur – Tokyo Haneda 5 weekly A350-900XWB service remains unavailable for reservation
Kuala Lumpur – Tokyo Narita 04FEB24 – 03MAR24 A330-300 replaces A350-900XWB, 1 daily (12 weekly from 25FEB24)
Kuala Lumpur – Xiamen eff 29OCT23 3 weekly 737-800 service maintained, instead of previously filed 2 weekly
Domestically the 737 MAX 8 is also scheduled on following routes:
Kuala Lumpur – Kota Kinabalu
Kuala Lumpur – Kuching
Kuala Lumpur – Miri
Kuala Lumpur – Penang
Previously reported changes:
Kuala Lumpur – Melbourne 29DEC23 – 02FEB24 Increase from 14 to 15 weekly, A330-300
Kuala Lumpur – Sapporo New Chitose 05DEC23 – 30DEC23 A330-300 operates every 5 days
Kuala Lumpur – Sydney 03NOV23 – 03FEB24 Increase from 14 to 15 weekly (16 weekly 19DEC23 – 30DEC23), A330-300
Kuala Lumpur – Tashkent eff 07NOV23 1 weekly A330-200