MAI expanding service to Japan, Korea in October
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Myanmar Airways International (MAI) will begin regular flights to Japan and South Korea in October, the carrier said.
Aye Maya Thar, MAI’s marketing and public relations manager, said it had been selling tickets for flights from Yangon to South Korea since last year through a code-sharing agreement with Korean Air and Korean carrier Asiana Airlines. She said it had also commenced charter flights to South Korea and Japan in February.
MAI also signed an agreement with the United Arab Emirates on March 10 to become the first airline from Myanmar to fly to the UAE. The flights will start next year but the exact date has yet to be announced.
MAI has a fleet of seven 180-seat A320 Airbus and two 120-seat A319 Airbus jets. Its destinations from Yangon are Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Guangzhou, Siem Reap, and Phnom Penh.
MAI announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan-based HAMA Inc to set up a joint venture to expand flights between the two countries.
