Flying rights: After spat with Russia, its Malaysia's turn
16 May 2007
New Delhi had nominated these carriers to utilise part of the bilateral rights available to it. Air India Express' parent company Air India, and post their merger Air Sahara's parent company Jet Airways already operate flights to Kuala Lumpur. The action is likely to hit Malaysia Airlines hard as a large number of Indian tourists fly to Malaysia, especially during the peak season summer holidays.
Holiday packages that combine visits to Malaysia, Singapore and Bangkok are also popular, even as a section of the traffic to the US flows through the Kuala Lumpur hub.