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March 05, 2009 21:31 PM

 

Firefly Confident Of Getting Singapore Route

 

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Bernama) -- Community airline, Firefly remains upbeat about securing the Singapore route despite the fact that it has yet to secure the green light from the Ministry of Transport.

 

Its managing director, Eddy Leong, said the airline had also requested four flights daily from eight secondary routes.

 

Among the routes are Terengganu-Singapore, Kuantan-Singapore and Melaka-Singapore.

 

"I think the liberalisation of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore sector has been in place since last year. Many carriers have received the benefits and we do not see ourselves being left out," he told a media conference Thursday.

 

Leong said while awaiting approval, Firefly will fly new routes from Subang to Alor Star and Kuantan, starting March 29.

 

He said the Subang-Alor Setar and Subang-Kuantan routes will see more business travelers and visiting friends and relatives (VFRs) commute between the two states on a daily basis.

 

He added Firefly will acquire five new ATR72-500 aircrafts this year.

 

"We are taking two aircrafts first, which will be delivered in April and May. The remaining three, we will review it. We may adjust the delivery time," he said.

 

Asked whether the airline was expecting higher profit this year due to the additional aircrafts, he said, "Judging by the way we are doing, we will not make big losses but we will probably break even."

 

The company might just have "a little bit profit," he added.

 

Leong said the airline also expects to carry 1.5 million passengers by year-end.

 

On its participation in Matta Fair this year, Leong said the airline aimed to rake in RM5-RM6 million in ticket sales over three days.

 

-- BERNAMA

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If that is the case, I am sure most of the people will chose FY as we can board it en SZB which is nearer to the city

 

centre.. Hopefully FY will get the green light :yahoo:

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SZB-SIN, Terengganu-SIN, Kuantan-SIN, Melaka-SIN. Why no PEN-SIN? Scared to lose to AK? Try 1 flight daily first la... What la..

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Rumours proved true then.

 

Rumour: FY planned new routes/destinations

 

From SZB

SZB-SIN

SZB-BTH (Batam)

SZB-Pangkal Pinang (Bangka Belitung, Indonesia)

 

From PEN

PEN-JHB

PEN-SIN

PEN-Hua Hin (Thailand)

PEN-Krabi (Thailand)

 

From SIN

SIN-TGG

SIN-IPH

SIN-Melaka

 

Great news for FY if materialised. A new hub in SIN!

 

*Source: FY insider

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More intrigue ...

 

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March 09, 2009 00:16 AM

Some Changes To Firefly Flight Schedule

 

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (Bernama) -- Firefly, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines that operates out of Penang and Subang airport, has announced changes to its flight schedule from March 10 to 28.

 

"Flights from Penang to Kuala Terengganu, Kota Bahru, Ko Samui and Kuantan are now temporary suspended," said Firefly managing director Eddy Leong in a statement here tonight.

 

He said that flights from Penang to Langkawi, Phuket, Medan and Banda Aceh had been re-timed, together with some flights out of Subang Airport, as well.

 

Leong said passengers were being notified of alternative flight arrangements, adding that these changes were part of its planned network rationalisation, in view of the current economic environment and maintenance requirements on one of its aircraft.

 

"We are taking the necessary initiatives to reduce the impact on our passengers. We apologise to all passengers for any inconvenience," he added.

 

-- BERNAMA

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Why don't they fly to Seletar instead of Changi .

Simply because the singaporean government - until now - wants all scheduled flights to go to Changi.

 

It´s probably under consideration to permit regional prop flights going to Seletar.

(note: there is no passenger terminal @ XSP that could handle much more than the actual Berjaya Air flights ! )

Edited by Juergen Witte

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SZB-SIN, Terengganu-SIN, Kuantan-SIN, Melaka-SIN. Why no PEN-SIN? Scared to lose to AK? Try 1 flight daily first la... What la..

 

According to the media report, FY will not fly to SIN from PEN, because this route currently serve by SQ/MH

btw, the SIN route already list in FY schedule (see pic below)

 

fy.jpg

FY3556 SIN-TGG

FY3557 TGG-SIN

 

refer:http://www.fireflyz.com.my/flights/schedule

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Nice find! The website says flights will launch on 13 Jun! Not bookable yet though

 

FY wont fly PEN-SIN because this is now MAS's lucrative money-making route! After KUL-SIN got liberalized, MH had to lower its prices to compete with the budget airlines, and during promos, SIN-KUL was only SGD32 - same price as 3K and AK, but SIN-PEN, which is just slightly further, cost a whopping SGD100 each way!

 

After this route is opened up to budget carriers, and AK/3K/TR floods the market with way too many seats and cut-price fares, MH may eventually cancel its B734 flights and codeshare with FY to operate the route instead due to low demand and yields.

Edited by reyneo

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Eddy Leong mentioned that FY just got the approval from the Minister of Transport to operate into Singapore (Changi) just now. If i remember correctly he said, FY will be operating SZB-SIN, PEN-SIN, MKZ-SIN.

 

Also FY just launched their WOW Bargain, a compliment to MAS' Stimulus Package, offering excellent tour packages to destinations like Batam, Padang, Phuket etc.

 

firefly.jpg

Edited by Walter Sim

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April 21, 2009 19:11 PM

 

Firefly Expects To Start Singapore Route In June

 

 

PETALING JAYA, April 21 (Bernama) -- Community airline Firefly expects to start operating the Singapore route in June this year following the decision by Malaysia and Singapore to further liberalise air travel between the two countries.

 

"We just got the approval today from the Transport Ministry and we also have been approved as the designated airline to fly into Singapore," said Firefly managing director Eddy Leong after launching WOW Bargains, the promotional tickets and packages to the airline's newly launched routes here, Tuesday.

 

On May 2 and 15, Firefly is flying to Batam and Padang in order to increase the inflow of travellers for business, leisure, medical and educational purposes into Malaysia.

 

It is understood that Firefly, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS), has obtained approval to fly from six routes to Singapore.

 

These are Subang-Singapore (28 times weekly), Penang-Singapore (14 times weekly), Ipoh-Singapore (four times weekly), Terengganu-Singapore (three times weekly), Kuantan-Singapore (three times weekly), Melaka-Singapore (four times weekly).

 

For the Penang-Singapore and Subang-Singapore routes, Leong said these will start in June, followed by the Terengganu-Singapore, Kuantan-Singapore and Ipoh-Singapore routes in July.

 

For the Melaka-Singapore route, the airline expects to start flying in September, he said.

 

Asked whether Firefly has enough aircraft to serve the new routes, Leong said the number of planes are adequate to serve its expansion routes.

 

Currently, Firefly has five ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft and it expects to get two more new planes this year, he said.

 

However, Leong said, Firefly was considering whether to take three more planes because of the current economic situation, adding that this would be decided by year-end or early next year.

 

On WOW Bargains, he said customers could win airline tickets to all MAS destinations, including Cape Town, Johannesburg, Paris, Rome, Frankfurt, Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong.

 

At the event, Firefly also gave away prizes to top spenders at the recent Matta Fair.

 

On the Matta Fair, Leong said that sales increased by two-and-a-half times from last year and also contributed to record-breaking sales for March for Firefly since the airline was set up in April 2007.

 

-- BERNAMA

 

http://bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=405781

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WOW! - SZB - SIN. That's a good one to bag.

 

That's the sweetest bit. Mtg in Singapore no more a hassle. :D

 

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April 21, 2009 21:21 PM

 

Firefly Gets Subang-Singapore Route, 28 Flights Weekly

 

PETALING JAYA, April 21 (Bernama) -- Community airline Firefly has obtained approval from the Transport Ministry to operate the Singapore route from the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, its Subang hub.

 

Managing director Eddy Leong said the airline expects to start the Subang-Singapore route in June this year, with a frequency of 28 times weekly.

 

The approval followed the decision by Malaysia and Singapore to further liberalise air travel between the two countries.

 

"We just got the approval today from the Transport Ministry and we also have been approved as the designated airline to fly into Singapore," said Leong after launching WOW Bargains, the promotional tickets and packages to the airline's newly launched routes here today.

 

...

 

http://bernama.com/bernama/v5/news_lite.php?id=405822

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Good to see MASquito entering Singapore. Although a part of me still wishes they'd operate into Seletar as oppose to the Changi Budget terminal. Oh well - more options to fly!

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Guest redharahmad

FY SZB-SIN flights, starting 01 July 2009 are now bookable online. 3 flights a day with fares starting at RM69.95 one way excluding taxes.

 

Wed 01 Jul 2009 - Subang (Kuala Lumpur)(SZB) to Singapore(SIN)

FY 3501 07:50 AM (SZB) 09:00 AM (SIN)

FY 3505 10:30 AM (SZB) 11:40 AM (SIN)

FY 3525 08:00 PM (SZB) 09:10 PM (SIN)

 

Wed 01 Jul 2009 - Singapore(SIN) to Subang (Kuala Lumpur)(SZB)

FY 3502 09:20 AM (SIN) 10:30 AM (SZB)

FY 3506 12:00 PM (SIN) 01:10 PM (SZB)

FY 3526 09:30 PM (SIN) 10:40 PM (SZB)

 

seems like wef 12 July, a fourth daily flight will be added as follows.

 

FY 3511 01:20 PM (SZB) 02:30 PM (SIN)

FY 3516 06:10 PM (SIN) 07:20 PM (SZB)

 

which ties in nicely with the scheduled flights to TGG as quoted below.

 

fy.jpg

FY3556 SIN-TGG

FY3557 TGG-SIN

 

refer:http://www.fireflyz.com.my/flights/schedule

 

However, since TGG is only served on days 2,4,6....which destination will it fly to on days 1,3,5,7? KUA or perhaps IPH?

Edited by redharahmad

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Next question will be, which terminal Firefly is going to land in SIN? perhaps the Budget terminal?

Edited by Azri M.

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If a busy airport like SIN can accept ATR, hard to believe KUL ban turboprop because it is too slow :sorry: :pardon:

 

:drinks:

 

Are they really banned for being too slow?

 

I've seen them land at LHR before. Come on KL has two runways and half the number of flights that LHR has.

 

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The SZB-SIN route would be good, especially for day-trippers, and I expect FY to set the benchmark for non-premium airfares between KL and Spore.

 

This puts more downward pressure on airfares to SIN. Even Jetstar is offering very low RM10 o/w to SIN for flights about a month away.

 

I expect AK to not just sit around and let FY take everything. I would expect AK to start making some noises soon.

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