Malaysia Airlines & Air Asia Restore Operation Following Volcanic Disruption

Malaysia Airlines has begun gradually resuming flights to and from Sabah, Sarawak, and Labuan since the evening of April 18, in response to current weather circumstances.In a social media statement today, the MAS stated that this excellent development comes after the required flight disruptions caused by the volcanic eruption at Mount Ruang in Indonesia.

“Although the airline strives to restore normal operations as soon as possible, several Malaysia Airlines flights scheduled for today have been cancelled with consideration for weather and operational safety,” the statement stated.

Following the volcanic eruption of Mount Ruang on Thursday, Malaysia Airlines canceled 19 flights between KL International Airport and locations in Sabah and Sarawak; 11 of the cancelled flights were to and from Sabah, and eight involved Sarawak.Later that day, nevertheless, the national carrier made available to all impacted passengers, regardless of their fare family, a free one-time schedule adjustment or the option to receive a complete refund for the volcanic eruption.

Air Asia, on the other hand, announced in a statement that it has resumed many flights that had been canceled due to the volcanic eruption at Mount Ruang in Indonesia.AirAsia said in a statement that the 19 resumed flights include routes to Bintulu, Kuching, Sibu, Johor Baru, and Kota Bharu.

The list of resumed flights is as follows:

AK5242 (KUL-BTU)

AK5243 (BTU-KUL)

AK5218 (KUL-KCH)

AK5219 (KCH-KUL)

AK5874 (KUL-SBW)

AK5875 (SBW-KUL)

AK5234 (KUL-KCH)

AK5211 (KCH-KUL)

AK5037 (JHB-SBW)

AK5038 (SBW-JHB)

AK5229 (KCH-KUL)

AK5228 (KUL-KCH)

AK6460 (KCH-SBW)

AK6461 (SBW-KCH)

AK5507 (KCH-KBR)

AK5508 (KBR-KCH)

AK1776 (SIN-KCH)

AK6057 (BTU-KCH)

AK5232 (KUL-KCH)

AK 6191 Miri – Kuching

AK 6073 Kota Kinabalu- Miri

AK 6074 Miri – Kota Kinabalu

AK 6270 Kota Kinabalu- Tawau

AK 6271 Tawau – Kota Kinabalu

AK 5117 Kota Kinabalu – Kuala Lumpur

AK 5116 Kuala Lumpur – Kota Kinabalu

AK 236 Hong Kong – Kota Kinabalu

AK 1511 Taipei- Kota Kinabalu

AK 1521 Shenzhen – Kota Kinabalu

AK 5322 Penang – Kota Kinabalu

AK 5751 Kuala Lumpur – Tawau

AK 5752 Tawau – Kuala Lumpur (April 19)

AK 5118 Kuala Lumpur – Kota Kinabalu

AK 5119 Kota Kinabalu – Kuala Lumpur

AK 5648 Kuala Lumpur – Miri

AK 5649 Miri – Kuala Lumpur

AK 1794 Singapore – Kota Kinabalu

AK 5196 Kuala Lumpur – Sandakan

AK 5197 Sandakan – Kuala Lumpur (April 19)

According to the statement, AirAsia has alerted all affected guests, and those traveling to or from affected destinations should check their registered email and mobile phones for cancellation notices.Passengers are encouraged to monitor both the airline’s website and their social media platform for current updates.

Source : Malaysia Airlines X