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Malaysia requires much flights from Bengaluru and different Indian cities, not conscionable to Kuala Lumpur but to tourer hubs specified arsenic Langkawi, Penang, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching and galore different beaches and islands successful the state that person aerial connectivity, said Datuk Manoharan Periasamy, chairman, Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board present connected February 13.
He said the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board is successful talks with the Indian authorities with respect to adding much flights and besides opening caller routes from Indian cities.
Responding to a query from The Hindu, Mr. Periasamy said, “Since Malaysian-based carriers already filled up their quota, we privation to promote Indian-based carriers to run beyond Kuala Lumpur, to Langkawi, to Penang, to Kota Kinabalu, to Kuching, to Johor Bahru oregon different formation oregon land destinations with aerial connectivity.’’
According to Mr. Periasamy, newer Malaysian destinations are a immense accidental for Indian carriers. Right now, IndiGo is the lone hose straight connecting Langkawi from Bengaluru.
India remains 1 of Malaysia’s cardinal root markets, signaling 1,565,194 tourer arrivals successful 2025, compared to 1,365,387 successful 2024, representing a 14.6% growth. In enactment with Visit Malaysia Year 2026, Malaysia is targeting 2.1 cardinal arrivals from India, with southbound India unsocial contributing implicit 70%.
“Our large tourer accomplishment from each implicit India is from the south. It is coming from Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kerala and Tamil Nadu,’’ helium further said.
According to the board, the beardown question request is supported by robust aerial connectivity betwixt the 2 countries, with 238 play nonstop flights offering 47,399 seats from 14 Indian cities. South India continues to play a captious role, contributing 151 play nonstop flights and 29,541 seats, making question to Malaysia much convenient for Indian travellers.
Mr. Hishamuddin Mustafa, manager of Tourism Malaysia Chennai, noted that Bengaluru remains 1 of Tourism Malaysia’s strongest markets successful South India, with precocious outbound question imaginable crossed leisure, luxury, MICE, weddings, and firm segments.
