Kenneth T 0 Report post Posted February 11, 2010 (edited) Extracted from Daily Express which dated 09/02/2010; Kuching: MASwings received its eighth ATR aircraft on Monday, MASwings Managing Director, Datuk Mohd Salleh Ahmad Tabrani, said it would be used to replace the Fokker 50 routing Kuching-Sibu; Sibu-Bintulu; Kota Kinabalu-Bintulu; Sibu-Kuching; Miri-Bintulu and Kuching-Bintulu sectors with immediate effect. The ninth ATR is expected to be delivered by March while the 10th by early April. The introduction of the 68-seat ATR would increase additional overall seat capacity by 1,386 passengers per week or 36pc injection on the above routes without changes in the flight frequencies. The overall combined seat capacity for these six routes are 3,850 per week before the introduction of the ATR and will increase to 5,236 per week after Feb. 8. MASwings will be able to cater for higher seat capacity compared to the previous operational model using the Fokker 50. MASwings is on track with its fleet replacement initiative. The Fokker 50 aircraft will be replaced with ATR72-500 in stages and this entire aging fleet will be phased out by April this year. MASwings ATR cabin is configured to 68 seats with 31" inches pitch seats offering wider and spacious cabin, thus providing comfort to travellers. Amongst the additional facility made available in the ATR is the in-flight entertainment screen, which showcases the destinations in Sabah and Saraawak, which ultimately provides information for the travelling public especially foreign travellers. Edited February 11, 2010 by Kenneth T Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EddieDaniel 0 Report post Posted February 11, 2010 Way to go MASwings...They have also started serving muffins on flight less than 1 hour but more than 45 minutes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
