Firefly Airlines, a subsidiary of Malaysia Aviation group (MAG), has launched a new jet services from Penang International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport’s Terminal Two (T2) using its Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

The new flight route’s inaugural flight, FY3662, departed Penang International Airport on Sunday, March 26, at 10am and landed in Singapore Changi Airport’s Terminal Two the same day at 11.40am.

The new one hour 40 minute flight route will run twice daily – FY3662 departing at 10am and FY3664 departing at 6:35pm. Return flights, FY3663 and FY3665 will depart at 12:40pm and 9:15pm respectively.

According to the low cost carrier, the new route mark’s the airline’s second destination in Singapore following resumption of its flight routes to Seletar Airport, Singapore in June 2022 via the ATR 72-500 turboprop.

“With this new service, Firefly is now operating to two destinations in Singapore - Changi and Seletar - where both serve segmented types of customers, aircraft, and services.

“Our service to and from Seletar has been performing well since its launch due to the strategic airport location to serve business travellers. The launch of this route is timely to serve our leisure travellers on jet service and offer new experiences to them,” said MAG chief executive officer Ahmad Luqman Mohd Azmi in a statement.

He added that the new service will now allow customers from North Sumatera to fly into Singapore via Penang as the airline currently operates jet services from Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport and KUalanamu International Airport.

Adding to this, executive vice president of air hub and cargo development, Changi Airport Group, Lim Ching Kiat, commented, “We are delighted to welcome Firefly’s twice daily jet operations between Changi Airport and Penang.

“With this, there will be a total of 91 weekly services between Singapore and Penang, representing a recovery of over 80 per cent compared to 2019.

“There continues to be strong travel demand between the two countries with Malaysia being Changi’s second largest country market in 2022. We look forward to Firefly connecting Singapore to more points in Malaysia in the future.”

With the launch of this new service, Firefly now flies to 11 domestic and five international destinations providing customers with more flexibility and choices to travel to and from its hubs in Subang and Penang.