Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, will be among the first carriers in more than two decades to operate international jet services from Kuala Lumpur Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB), better known as Subang Airport.
The airline has confirmed plans to launch a route on Sept. 1 using Airbus A320 aircraft. Flights from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) will be offered daily, departing SIN at 11:55 a.m. and returning at 2:10 p.m.
The move increases Scoot’s route network to 70 destinations, including its existing service to the Malaysian capital’s main airport, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL). It also serves Ipoh, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Kuantan, Kuching, Langkawi, Miri, Penang and Sibu in Malaysia.
By September, schedules indicate that the LCC will be operating 110 weekly flights to Malaysia.
As reported by Aviation Week, it is understood that AirAsia, Batik Air, Firefly and SKS Airways have also received approval from the Malaysia Aviation Commission to operate out of Subang. Indonesian carrier TransNusa is also expected to launch flights from Jakarta in August.
Subang served as Kuala Lumpur’s main international gateway but became a turboprop-only airport following the opening of KUL in 1998.
Two carriers offer scheduled flights from SZB at present, according to OAG Schedules Analyser data. Malaysia Airlines’ LCC Firefly serves Alor Setar, Johor Bahru, Kota Bharu, Kuala Terengganu, Langkawi and Penang in Malaysia, as well as Singapore Seletar Airport. All seven routes are operated using ATR 72 aircraft. Additionally, Berjaya Air serves Redang Island in Malaysia using ATR 42s.
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