Firefly (airline)
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Firefly is a Malaysian airline operating flights in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.
It is a subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines and has its head office in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Firefly operates from its main hub at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang and from its secondary hub at Penang International Airport.
The airline's first flight was on 3 April 2007, from Penang to Kota Bharu.
The company slogan is Beyond Convenience.
In October 2020, there were unconfirmed speculations that Firefly Airlines could become the new flag carrier of Malaysia if Malaysia Airlines gets liquidated due to the extensive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Firefly Boeing 737-800 at Kota Kinabalu International Airport.
Firefly operated jet aircraft in 2011 with its hub in Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Firefly offers domestic flights from Penang to Langkawi, Kota Bharu, Subang, and to the international destinations Banda Aceh in Indonesia and Phuket in Thailand.
Its flights from Subang serve Penang, Langkawi, Alor Setar, Johor Bahru, Kuala Terengganu, Kota Bharu and Singapore.
The airline briefly operated jet aircraft in 2011, offering flights to Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Sandakan and Sibu from Kuala Lumpur International Airport and internationally to Bandung and Surabaya via Johor Bahru.
Acting as a low-cost arm for Malaysia Airlines, the airline planned to include destinations in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Philippines, China, India and Taiwan by 2015.
Domestically, the airline previously served an extensive intra-peninsula connection from its turboprop secondary hub in Penang and Johor Bahru to most major cities in Peninsular Malaysia.
Nonetheless, following the major restructurin...