New Firefly fleet to allow route expansion
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Malaysian low-cost airline Firefly has said it will be able to offer more competitive rates and expanded routes following the delivery of five new aircraft, Bernama has reported. The new ATR72-500 turboprop aircraft will be introduced by the end of the year, adding approximately 50% added capacity to the Firefly fleet. Airline Managing Director, Eddy Leong, said of the additions; “The aircraft (ATR) is bigger with 72 seats compared to Fokker with 50 seats.
“Some of the new destinations are to Banda Acheh and Medan from Penang, and to Pekanbaru, Johor Baharu and Koh Samui from Subang, using the new aircraft beginning this October,” he told reporters after a ceremony to mark delivery of the new aircraft.
Since its launch in April last year, Firefly has been operating three Fokker-50 turboprop aircraft to nine destinations out of Penang and Subang. But Leong said that the additional fleet one of the Fokkers would be grounded.
Leong went on to say that he expected Firefly to break-even by this financial year.
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