Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is currently offering online booking system for six British and Irish destinations. From now on, travelers can book their flights online to and from Aberdeen, Belfast, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester.

Amin Khan, Senior General Manager of MAS, informed that the Malaysian national air carrier had been serving these routes through a code-share with British Midlands (BMI). Previously, air tickets can only be bought from travel agents or ticketing offices.

Khan said that buying tickets are now hassle-free with the introduction of the online booking system. He said that MAS flies to the UK capital twice daily, while BMI has several daily flights to the UK and Ireland.

MAS expects to make more than RM10 million in revenues through the BMI partnership. The airline company is planning as well to further make online booking available to other European destinations that MAS is code sharing with KLM.

In related news, Emirates had introduced a new flight service to Melbourne. Originating from Kuala Lumpur, the flight offers daily connection between the two major tourist hubs.

Richard Jewsbury, Senior Vice-President for Commercial Operations of Emirates, informed that the service was launched due to the high demand of flights to Melbourne. He said that the Australian city was not only well-known among Malaysians as a good tourist destination, but it is also famous for tertiary education. In addition to the new flight, Jewsbury said that Emirates had increased the number of flights from Dubai to the Malaysian capital to 21 non-stop weekly flights.