Malaysia Airlines S18 international changes as of 12DEC17

Malaysia Airlines as of Tuesday 12DEC17 made further changes to its planned summer 2018 schedule, effective 25MAR18. Latest adjustment as of morning hours of 12DEC17 (local time) as follows.

Kota Kinabalu – Tokyo Narita 08MAY18 – 22JUL18 2 weekly service temporary cancelled during this period
Kuala Lumpur – Dhaka
eff 01JUL18 Planned A330-200 service on MH196/197, replacing 737-800, remains unchanged
eff 01AUG18 Increase from 2 to 3 daily, MH102/103 operated by 737-800

Kuala Lumpur – London Heathrow 20JUL18 – 03SEP18 MH002/003 A380 operates 1 daily, replacing A350-900XWB

Kuala Lumpur – Perth eff 25MAR18 MH125/126 service resumption, 737-800 operating
27MAR18 – 01JUN18 Day 24 (Overall increases from 7 to 9 weekly)
02JUN18 – 02AUG18 Day x135 (Overall increases to 11 weekly)
eff 03AUG18 Day x13 (Overall increases to 12 weekly)

Kuala Lumpur – Shanghai Pu Dong eff 01SEP18 MH386/387 A330-200 replaces 737-800, 1 daily (Overall 1 daily each A330-200/-300)
Previously reported changes:

Kuala Lumpur – Adelaide eff 01JUL18 Increase from 4 to 5 weekly, A330-300 operating

Kuala Lumpur – Auckland eff 05AUG18 A350-900XWB replaces A330-300, 1 daily (The airline continues to display A350 operation, despite unconfirmed report claiming the airline denied such plan)

Kuala Lumpur – Delhi eff 01AUG18 MH190/191 Day x2 operated by A330-200, replacing -300 (Overall 2 daily)

Kuala Lumpur – Denpasar eff 01AUG18 MH715/714 A330-200 replaces 737-800, 1 daily

Kuala Lumpur – Guangzhou eff 01JUL18 A330-200 replaces -300, 1 daily

Kuala Lumpur – Hangzhou eff 06MAY18 NEW 3 weekly 737-800 service

Kuala Lumpur – Hong Kong eff 01OCT18 MH078/079 A330-200 replaces 737-800, 1 daily

Kuala Lumpur – Seoul Incheon
eff 10JUN18 Increase from 10 to 11 weekly, A330-300 service

eff 06JUL18 Increase from 11 to 12 weekly, A330-300 service

Kuala Lumpur – Tokyo Narita

eff 05MAY18 MH088/089 A350-900XWB replaces A330-300 (1 daily), MH070/071 Increases from 3 to 5 weekly (Overall increases from 10 to 12 weekly)
eff 05JUN18 MH070/071 A350-900XWB replaces A330-300
Kuala Lumpur – Yogjakarta eff 03JUN18 Service resumption since August 2011, 4 weekly 737-800 service

Selected routes previously displayed as A330-200 service from Kuala Lumpur departure, saw further adjustment as corresponding inbound flight also switched to A330-200 by Tuesday morning.

By Jim Liu - Routes Online

Photo: Alain Charpentier - TLS