Malaysia Airlines, SriLankan expand codeshare partnership

Germal Singh Khera (Malaysia Airlines) and Mohamed Fazeel (SriLankan Airlines) sign the new agreement.

Malaysia Airlines and SriLankan Airlines signed an agreement to enhance their longstanding codeshare partnership,signifying a strengthening of the close co-operation between the twoAsian carriers.

The agreement enables Malaysia Airlines to codeshare on SriLankan’s flights to Male in the Maldives while SriLankan Airlines will access Los Angeles, Sydney, Melbourne, Jakarta and Seoul through Malaysia Airlines.

Malaysia Airlines General Manager Gov-ernment and Industry Relations, Germal Singh Khera said, “We are delighted to expand our partnership with SriLankan Airlines. This will provide our customers with easy access to the Maldives, a favourite destination among high end tourists from Europe and Asia, while enabling us to further enhance our loads to the major cities in North America, Asia and Australia. Kuala Lumpur’s position as a key gateway for travellers will also be strengthened.”

SriLankan’s Head of Worldwide Sales, Mohamed Fazeel said, “SriLankan is making a clear effort to strengthen our relationships with award-winning airlines in Asia, which is home to the finest airlines in the world.

Malaysian and SriLankan have a history of winning global accolades for service, and we have no doubt that this partnership will be of significant mutual benefit to both airlines, and most importantly to our passengers.

The partnership gives SriLankan access to several markets in the Asia-Pacific, notably the US west coast and Australia.”