Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines sign code-share pact

The deal provides for Singapore Airlines and its unit, SilkAir, to code-share on 16 domestic locations

Malaysia Airlines, meanwhile, can code-share on flights to Europe and South Africa, among other destinations

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A Singapore Airlines aircraft takes off from Zurich airport in Switzerland earlier this month. Photo: Reuters

Published: 6:27pm, 30 Oct 2019Updated: 6:27pm, 30 Oct 2019

Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines finalised a wide-ranging agreement to code-share on more routes between the southeast Asian neighbours and elsewhere, the companies said on Wednesday.

The cooperation between the carriers, which split out from Malaysia-Singapore Airlines in 1972, comes amid financial trouble at Malaysia Airlines.

The deal provides for Singapore Airlines and its unit, SilkAir, to code-share on 16 domestic locations with Malaysia Airlines, while allowing the former to code-share on flights to Europe and South Africa, among other destinations.

“Subject to regulatory approvals, the code-share flights will be progressively made available for sale through the airlines’ respective booking channels in key markets,” the carriers said in a joint statement.

A Malaysia Airlines aircraft in Vienna. Photo: Reuters

Malaysia Airlines this month announced a code-share arrangement with British Airways for 14 destinations.

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