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July 07, 2009 18:44 PM

Malaysia Airlines To Suspend Services To Stockholm, New York

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines will suspend its thrice-weekly services from Kuala Lumpur to New York via Stockholm vice versa, effective October 2009.

In a statement here Tuesday, the airlines said the last flight from Kuala Lumpur to New York will be on Sept 30 while the last flight departing New York will be on Oct 1 and Stockholm on Oct 2.

Malaysia Airlines commercial director Datuk Rashid Khan said the airlines has been serving New York since 1998 and Stockholm since 2004.

He said Malaysia Airlines has decided to suspend the services as demand has dropped due to the global economic crisis.

"The suspension is part of our continuous review to ensure that we retain the correct balance in network and fleet utilisation given supply and demand.

"We are making arrangements to notify all who are affected. Customers holding tickets issued prior to today for flights from Kuala Lumpur to New York/ Stockholm vice versa and Stockholm to New York vice versa will be eligible for a refund, without any fees. We can also make arrangements for them to fly with our partner airlines should they wish to continue with their journey," he said.

Rashid said Malaysia Airlines will continue to offer its thrice weekly flights from Kuala Lumpur to Los Angeles via Taipei.

It will maintain an office in New York and continue to offer services to the Big Apple via its airline partners.

Malaysia Airlines will also maintain an office in Stockholm, and customers can continue to connect to Stockholm via Amsterdam with Malaysia Airlines' code share partner, KLM.

For further information, customers can contact their travel agents. Those who purchased their tickets via Malaysia Airlines' offices, call centre and website can contact Malaysia Airlines' call centre at 1300 88 3000 (Malaysia).

Customers in North America can contact the Los Angeles' office at 1 800 552 9264 while those in Sweden are to call the Stockholm office at 08-50530050.

-- BERNAMA

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