MAHB said the new destinations include Hamburg, Basel, Zurich, Sarajevo, Copenhagen, Lyon and Hannover for flights from ISG, with up to 25 weekly frequencies.

Group chief executive officer Mohd Shukrie Mohd Salleh said although Malaysia and Turkey still imposed travel restrictions, the airport operator remained optimistic as the demand for air travel was still prevalent, based on the continuous new flight offerings by airlines.

“We continue to step up our services to prepare for the return of travellers as we gradually recover from the Covid-19 pandemic,” he said in a statement today.

“In the first quarter of this year, KLIA continues to excel in the global Airport Service Quality benchmark and achieved a preliminary score of 4.99 out of 5.0, topping the 4.98 score achieved in 2020.”

Mohd Shukrie said the group had also enhanced its safety and health standards through the global Airport Health Accreditation programme.

“Six more of our international airports, including KLIA, are expected to be certified by the end of the second quarter,” he said.

At KLIA, Malaysia Airlines has reinstated destinations such as London and Jakarta, and added 80 additional flight frequencies to its domestic destinations. These had increased KLIA’s total domestic weekly frequencies by 26.7%.