Naim 6 Report post Posted January 28, 2010 (edited) January 28, 2010 14:22 PM Mahan Air Makes Maiden Flight To KLIA SEPANG, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- Iran's second largest airline, Mahan Air, made its maiden landing at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Thursday. Its area manager (Far East & Dubai), Majid Kargaran, said the plane touched down at 10.37am after an eight-hour flight from Shiraz, Iran. Majid said the airline offered twice weekly flights from Shiraz to Kuala Lumpur and vice-versa on Thursdays and Mondays, using the A310-300 which has a seating capacity of 196. "It is a tremendous day for us and we hope to increase the frequencies to three to four flights a week," he said. The inclusion of Mahan Air will see the number of West Asian airlines serving KLIA increase to nine, offering 64 flights weekly to various capital cities. Currently, the other West Asian airlines flying to KLIA are Iran Air, Emirates, Gulf Air, Saudi Arabian Airline, Etihad, Qatar Airways, Kuwait Airways and Yemenia Yemen Airways. -- BERNAMA http://bernama.com/bernama/v5/news_lite.php?id=471802 So anybody caught Mahan today? Well, I got mine in BKK two days ago! http://m.naim.my/chengdu-to-kuala-lumpur-drama-in-the-air/ Edited January 28, 2010 by Naim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wilson Kook 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2010 (edited) Here's the article. Enjoy folks. SEPANG, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Iran's second largest airline, Mahan Air, made its maiden landing at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Thursday. Its area manager (Far East & Dubai), Majid Kargaran, said the plane touched down at 10.37am after an eight-hour flight from Shiraz, Iran. Majid said the airline offered twice weekly flights from Shiraz to Kuala Lumpur and vice-versa on Thursdays and Mondays, using the A310-300 which has a seating capacity of 196. "It is a tremendous day for us and we hope to increase the frequencies to three to four flights a week," he said. Established in 1991, the Mahan Air currently owns a fleet of 26 Airbus and Boeing jet transports and operates scheduled passenger service to 12 international destinations in Europe, Far East and West Asia. Deputy director general of marketing division at Tourism Malaysia, Datuk Amiruddin Abu, meanwhile said the tourist arrivals from Iran had increased tremendously from only 12,309 in 2005 to 101,664 in 2009. "We have seen a lot of people, either individuals, family members as well as businessmen coming from Iran. "The Iranians have the advantage because they did not require visas to enter Malaysia," he said at the welcoming ceremony here today. The inclusion of Mahan Air will see the number of West Asian airlines serving KLIA increase to nine, offering 64 flights weekly to various capital cities. Currently, the other West Asian airlines flying to KLIA are Iran Air, Emirates, Gulf Air, Saudi Arabian Airline, Etihad, Qatar Airways, Kuwait Airways and Yemenia Yemen Airways. Malaysia Airlines also offered 16 flights weekly to West Asia while AirAsia X recently started flying to Abu Dhabi with five flights weekly. -- BERNAMA More and more exotic airlines coming to our shores. Not that I'm complaining or anything Edited January 28, 2010 by Wilson Kook Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamizi Hj Tamby 1 Report post Posted January 28, 2010 Wow,another Iranian operator flying to KUL! Dr.Naim,nice photo of Mahan B743 Combi! Let's see...IR now operating IKA-KUL,and now Mahan operating SYZ-KUL.And MH is also considering KUL-IKA too (but still not sure about it) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MarcosMD11 Report post Posted January 28, 2010 Here's the article. Enjoy folks. More and more exotic airlines coming to our shores. Not that I'm complaining or anything Well I remember this airline had a safety problems. The Airline was banned by European Union for a while . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted January 28, 2010 Saw it at the satellite terminal today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C.Foo 3 Report post Posted January 28, 2010 Excellent another rare type flying the 310, in kl there is 300,310,742,747sp,741,743 etc.. Probaly KLIA is going to get alot more avation enthusiastS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted January 28, 2010 Thanks, Tamizi, more news ... === January 28, 2010 18:03 PM MAHB Aims To Attract More New Airlines To KLIA SEPANG, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) expects another three to four new airlines, particularly from Asia, to fly into Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) this year. Senior general manager of operations, Datuk Azmi Murad, said the airport operator had received a lot of enquiries from airlines to fly into Malaysia. "We have also approached other airlines to come here and look forward to see more new airlines after Iran-based Mahan Air in 2010," he told reporters on the sidelines after the inaugural flight of Mahan Air here Thursday. He said Mahan Air's presence would increase the connectivity at KLIA, particularly to West Asia. Mahan Air, the second largest airline in Iran, made its maiden flight to KLIA today, bringing the number of airlines into KLIA to 59. Azmi said MAHB was confident of attracting more airlines to fly here. "We can also expect to see the current airline operators increase their flight frequencies and add new destinations through KLIA," he said. MAHB also targeted passenger volume to grow by five per cent this year from 29.6 million passengers recorded in 2009. MAHB manages and operates 39 airports in Malaysia, five international, 16 domestic and 18 short take-off and landing ports. It also has operations in India and Turkey. -- BERNAMA http://bernama.com/bernama/v5/news_lite.php?id=471936 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted January 29, 2010 Here are the flightnumbers/schedules: Mahan Air debuts Shiraz – Kuala Lumpur route: Mahan Air on 27JAN10 launches 1 weekly Shiraz – Kuala Lumpur service, 2nd Iranian destination for the Malaysian capital. (Iran Air operates to Tehran). Service operates with Airbus A310. Schedule as follows: W51083 SYZ2230 – 1100+1KUL 310 3 W51082 KUL2350 – 0410+1SYZ 310 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamizi Hj Tamby 1 Report post Posted January 30, 2010 Thanks for the info,Uncle Pieter. One question: IR is operating IKA-KUL-IKA using classic 747,or sometimes 747SP.Am i right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick R. 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2010 They came before, charter flight.. March 2007 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kee Hooi Yen 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2010 Here are the flightnumbers/schedules: Mahan Air debuts Shiraz – Kuala Lumpur route: Mahan Air on 27JAN10 launches 1 weekly Shiraz – Kuala Lumpur service, 2nd Iranian destination for the Malaysian capital. (Iran Air operates to Tehran). Service operates with Airbus A310. Schedule as follows: W51083 SYZ2230 – 1100+1KUL 310 3 W51082 KUL2350 – 0410+1SYZ 310 4 more than 12 hours in KUL, no tag on flight ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted February 3, 2010 more than 12 hours in KUL, no tag on flight ? Most certainly, because of crewrest (same crew to operate both flights)... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chaity 1 Report post Posted February 9, 2010 Caught her last Thursday on my way to SIN. <_> I know, too many lamp posts and obstruction. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KS Ong 1 Report post Posted February 9, 2010 Caught her as well last Thursday, in the evening coming back from SIN. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raf kip 0 Report post Posted February 10, 2010 Caught her as well last Thursday, in the evening coming back from SIN. http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm72/keatsiong79/MahanAir.jpg You may wanna try its flight to Shiraz(historical city) from KUL every Thursdays. Only RM2565 return all-in. Contact the airline@03 21667977 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg Wood 3 Report post Posted February 12, 2010 Hi All, Question: What is the aircraft type & operator of the aircraft parked behind the Mahan Air 743 ???? Cheers Greg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raj 0 Report post Posted February 12, 2010 Hi Greg, that's a new start up charter operater called business air. http://jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?regsearch=HS-BIA&view=true Share this post Link to post Share on other sites