KLIA Welcomes Turkmenistan Airlines

SEPANG (Malaysia), Feb 13 (Bernama)-- Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Thursday welcomed the maiden flight of Turkmenistan Airlines (TA). Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) Managing Director Badlisham Ghazali said TA's presence would further promote KLIA's status as the preferred hub in the region. "TA is the 64th international carrier to serve at KLIA and it would operate one flight weekly from Ashgabat to Kuala Lumpur and vice-versa route every Thursday. "Travellers have the option to use KLIA via Turkmenistan Airlines as a connector to Europe and Asia,” he said in his welcoming speech here Thursday. Badlisham said the arrival of TA was another achievement for the local aviation industry as it was in line with the Malaysia Year of Festivals 2015. "KLIA recorded 48.9 million passengers in 2014, or three per cent higher compared with in 2013 and we are expected to perform better this year with other new airlines coming in," he said. Turkmenistan Airlines operates in 15 cities in Europe and Asia serving between capital and regional centres. (photoBERNAMA) -- BERNAMA