MAS Accords in India and China pending

Petaling Jaya: Just a week after inking a code-sharing agreement with South African Airways (SAA) for greater connectivity to the African continent, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) yesterday added Italy’s Alitalia as its latest code-share partner in a bid to strengthen its network access across Europe.
But still pending are code-share arrangements in India and China. Talks are under way and MAS managing director Idris Jala expects agreements to be sealed before the year-end “barring any unforeseen circumstances”.
Having code-share accords in China and India would complete the hub-and-spoke model that the MAS had embarked on as part of its business turnaround plan.
Jala said with code-share arrangements in India and China, MAS’ network would cover “most of the points on the map” and that the airline would achieve continental reach. The national carrier is said to be talking to China Southern Airlines and Jet Airways, among other carriers, for code-share arrangements in China and India respectively.
In total, MAS has nearly 30 code-share pacts and partnerships with some major partners.
06/04/07 BK Sidhu/Malaysia Star

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Categories: Foreign Apr 2007