Now everybody can fly from Kerteh!

It is confirmed that Firefly will fly from Subang to Kerteh and vice versa starting this Monday, 12 January 2009.

Source: http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/bnm/20090109/tbs-firefly-route-ceeeaba.html

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 (Bernama) -- Firefly will launch its first flight to Kerteh, Terengganu, on Jan 12 as part of efforts to further expand its domestic network.

The country's community airline in a statement said the new twice-daily flight to Kerteh is the second destination served in the state after Kuala Terengganu.

"This route is Firefly's commitment in providing alternative, affordable travel for all Malaysians," it said.

It said Firefly's "Totally Un-Fare" campaign, continues with its daily low fares offerings, with 112,251 seats left as of Jan 6.

From as low as RM53 for all domestic flights, the fares are available for bookings from Jan 8-15 for the travel period of Jan 15 - April 30.

--BERNAMA

This service is said to replace Fixed Wing services, which was exclusively for PETRONAS staff.

Source: http://albadrualaina.blogspot.com/2007/01/firefly-now-at-kerteh.html

RABU, 2009 JANUARI 07

FIREFLY NOW AT KERTEH

Sebelum ini, hanya perkhidmatan Fix-Wing yang dicharter khas oleh Petronas untuk kegunaan staff nya beroperasi dari Airport Kerteh - Subang. Fix-Wing mempunyai 18 tempat duduk dan terbang dua kali sehari. Walaubagaimanapun pada hujung 2008, kontrak Fix-Wing dari MHS telah tamat dan diganti oleh anak syarikat MAS - FireFlyz. Bermula 12 January 2009, perkhidamatan pertama FireFlyz ke Kerteh akan bermula. Berikut adalah jadual penerbangan : (Isnin - Khamis Sahaja) 

Departure         Arrival

Subang              Kerteh

 06:30                07:30

Kerteh -           Subang

07:45                08:45

Subang -          Kerteh

17:00                18:00

Kerteh -           Subang

18:15                19:15

20 seat pertama akan ditempah oleh Petronas dan bakinya akan dibuka kepada orang ramai. Jadi dengan adanya penerbangan terus KL Kerteh, para businessman, staff dan penduduk tidak perlu lagi mendarat di airport Kuantan atau KT. Sesiapa yang igin menempah tiket bolehlah melayari www.fireflyz.com.my. Tambang penerbangan adalah RM159.95. Untuk staff Petronas anda boleh menghubungi Pn Norhayati Bt Alias  di 8667112

This is a good news. Might be better if the frequency is increased (another flight in the afternoon maybe). Now we just have to wait until Firefly work thier magic to obtain the Subang-Ipoh route, and we have the shortest way to travel to Perak.

Source: http://www.fireflyz.com.my/media-coverage/firefly-hopes-to-operate-more-domestic-routes/

Firefly hopes to operate more domestic routes

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) subsidiary, Firefly, which received the green light from the Government to operate from Subang airport last week, hopes to ply more domestic routes.

Managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Idris Jala said was currently in talks with the Government to operate more domestic routes from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang.

“Following the go-ahead from the Government, Firefly will be flying to Kerteh, Malacca and Ipoh from Subang. However, the current routes allocation for flights out of Subang is a bit too restrictive,” he said after the company AGM on Monday.

He added that Firefly had also proposed to operate out of Senai airport.

Firefly flies daily to Langkawi, Kota Baru, Kuala Terengganu and Kuantan, as well as Phuket and Koh Samui in Thailand.

The low-cost carrier is currently based in Penang and operates two 50-seater Fokker Friendship aircraft.

MAS, which is in the process of taking over the Rural Air Service (RAS) operations from Fly Asian Xpress (FAX), would be using the existing 12 turbo-prop aircraft operated by FAX to service the RAS routes.

“The original intention was to take over the RAS operations on Jan 1, 2008, but due to requests from the state governments of Sabah and Sarawak as well as passengers, we will start operation from Oct 1,” Idris said, adding that RAS would be undertaken by new subsidiary MASWings Sdn Bhd.

“The details need to be sorted before MAS can take over the service and, hopefully, by October, everything can be sorted out.

“We need to make sure all the aircraft are in operational condition and the auditing process is ongoing,” Jala said.

Source: The Star, Malaysia BUSINESS on 18 Jun 2007.

Not to say that with the establishment of this travel option, we will travel to Perak more often. It just that I want to have the option to reach home as fast as I could in case of emergency. I don't want to drive another 8 hours to end up missing everything again.