MAI operates 14 international destinations based in Yangon and Mandalay

MAI operates 14 international destinations based in Yangon and Mandalay
Published 7 June 2023
EMG

Myanmar Airways International (MAI) is operating 14 international destinations including South Korea, China and India from Yangon and Mandalay, sources said.

The airline is flying from Yangon to Suvarnabhumi Airport and Don Mueang Airport in Thailand and from Mandalay to Don Mueang Airport in Thailand and Singapore, Malaysia, Delhi, Hanoi, Dubai, Guangzhou, Kolkata, Inchon, Phnom Penh, Ho Chi Minh and Chennai as international destinations.

It has been reported that MAI has started a codeshare partners program between Myanmar Airways International (8M) and Srilankan Airlines (UL) for flights from Bangkok and Singapore to Colombo.

Currently, the airline has partnered with international airlines such as Air India, Royal Brunei Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Srilankan Airlines as codeshare partners and 38 international airlines as interline partners.

The airline started direct flights between Yangon and Chennai, India on May 6, 2023. It is the first flight to South India and it is the fourth intra-India flight after New Delhi, Kolkata and Gaya.

The airlines will fly five times a week from Yangon and Mandalay to Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport in Thailand, becoming the first airline to fly from two airports in Myanmar to Bangkok, Thailand.

It aims to strengthen its position in the Yangon-Bangkok flight market with a total of 45 weekly flights to Bangkok, Thailand. On the Yangon-Don Mueang flight, passengers will be allowed to carry 30 kg of baggage and receive full free catering during the flight, just like MAI's current services.

The rapid expansion of its flight network after the Covid-19 pandemic has made it easier for passengers to leave Myanmar and it will make it easier and smoother to plan trips and to have more choices when visiting Myanmar.

The airline is flying to 27 cities in Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, China, India, UAE, Cambodia, Vietnam, South Korea and Taiwan using four A319 aircrafts, three A320 aircrafts and three E190 aircrafts based in Yangon and Mandalay.

It is reported that the signing ceremony of the cooperation agreement between the MAI and IMCC (India Myanmar Chamber of Commerce), IAM (Indian Association of Myanmar) and SAM (Singapore Association of Myanmar): leading organizations in Myanmar was held on May 30, 2023.