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Firefly (airline)
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FlyFirefly Sdn Bhd, operating as Firefly, is a full service point to point carrier and a full subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines
. Its head office is located on the grounds of Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
in Subang, Selangor
. It claims to be the first community airline in Malaysia. Firefly operates from two hubs - Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang, Selangor and Penang International Airport. The airline's first flight was on April 3, 2007, from Penang
to Kota Bharu
.
Firefly responded: "We are truly sorry for the inconvenience that has resulted from the recent route cancellations due to a business realignment exercise by our parent company, Malaysia Airlines. There are many questions over this and Malaysia Airlines will be releasing a statement to address your concerns in due course."
"Please rest assured that Firefly will take all necessary steps to minimise the disruption to you, valued passengers who have been impacted by the business realignment exercise. If you have any queries relating to your bookings with us, please write to us at customer_care@fireflyz.com.my with your booking confirmation number and flight details or call 603-7845 4543 for details."
"Once again, please accept our sincere apologies and we thank you for your patience, kind understanding and continued support."
Tour operators were reported to be fuming as well as their queries on flight cancellation were not answered by Firefly. According to a MAS official, it is likely that all 3 routes (JHB to KCH, KUL to KCH and KUL to SBW) will be terminated by end of October. Sarawak Tourism Federation (STF) Sibu chairman Frankie Ting said his customers had been advised to only purchase AirAsia tickets.
On 18 October, Malaysia Airlines has officially announced that Firefly will cease all jet routes by 4 December 2011. The last flight for Kuala Lumpur
to Kuching
and Kota Kinabalu
is on 30 October while flights to Sibu
and Sandakan
will end on 4 December 2011. Firefly will continue to use its turboprop to operate short-haul routes from Subang and Penang while jet services will be taken over by Malaysia Airlines.
Idris Jala, Malaysia Airlines' managing director, speaking at a business briefing and launch of the new airline's logo on 16 March 2007, said Firefly would work with MAS in breaking new ground and realising a core network over the next five years. The core network would include markets like North America, South America and South Africa.
and Subang
in Kuala Lumpur
. The domestic flights from Penang are Langkawi
, Kota Bharu
, Subang, Kuala Terengganu
and Kuantan
2 flights daily, as well as to Koh Samui and Phuket
in Thailand
a daily flight. The flights out of Subang are Penang
, Langkawi
, Alor Setar, Johor Bahru
, Kuala Terengganu and Kota Bharu
, Singapore
, Koh Samui in Thailand
and Pekanbaru
in Indonesia
. However, Firefly announced on March 8, 2009 that flights from Penang to Kuala Terengganu, Kota Bharu, Koh Samui and Kuantan have been temporarily suspended. In 2011, the routes to Kuala Terengganu, Kota Bharu, and Kuantan from Penang have been reinstated.
to expand their base. New routes there are under planning are Subang-Bengkulu, Subang-Jambi, Subang-Pangkal Pinang, Penang-Krabi and Penang-Huahin.
The airline has also been granted rights to fly from Singapore to Subang, Penang, Kuantan, Terengganu, Ipoh & Malacca. They plan to expand rapidly through Asia through the next 5 years as the ordered Boeing 737-800s are delivered.
Firefly started operations with two 50-seater Fokker F50
aircraft.
Firefly expanded its operation on 29 October 2007 from Penang to Subang. Firefly also took delivery of a third leased Fokker F50 aircraft to expand its services.
On 26 June 2007, MAS signed an agreement for the acquisition of 10 ATR 72-500 aircraft with options of 10 more, which has been exercised, to replace the F50. The aircraft started to arrive from 11 August 2008, with five planes delivered in 2008, five in 2009, four in 2010 and the rest in 2011. Firefly had replaced all of their Fokker F50s by the end of 2008.
On 25 August 2010, Firefly announced that it will take up 4 planes in the option clause of the purchase agreement. On 8 November 2010, Firefly announced the order of 30 Boeing 737-800 aircraft from year-end to 2015 as part of its expansion into east Malaysia initially, and into regional markets in future. Firefly's first Boeing 737-800 arrived in December 2010 and began its operations on 15 January 2011.
On 16 August 2011, Firefly had announced that they will only operate the ATR aircraft from Subang and Penang,and will cease its Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-400 flights. The aircraft and the flights will be transferred to the new regional entity named Sapphire.
As of 16 September 2011, Firefly has ceased the Johor Bahru - Kuching route. Other flights on Boeing 737 fleet, including Kuala Lumpur - Kuching and Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu, are expected to be discontinued at the end of October 2011.
Malaysia Airlines
Malaysian Airline System Berhad , DBA Malaysia Airlines , is the government-owned flag carrier of Malaysia. Malaysia Airlines operates flights from its home base, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, and its eastern hub in Kota Kinabalu. It has its headquarters on the grounds of Sultan Abdul Aziz...
. Its head office is located on the grounds of Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport , LTSAAS , often called Subang Airport or Subang Skypark, is an airport located in Subang, Selangor, Malaysia, and primarily serves general aviation and some turboprop domestic flights...
in Subang, Selangor
Selangor
Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...
. It claims to be the first community airline in Malaysia. Firefly operates from two hubs - Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang, Selangor and Penang International Airport. The airline's first flight was on April 3, 2007, from Penang
Penang
Penang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...
to Kota Bharu
Kota Bharu
Kota Bharu is a city in Malaysia, is the state capital and Royal City of Kelantan. It is also the name of the territory in which Kota Bharu City is situated. The name means 'new city' or 'new castle/fort' in Malay. Kota Bharu is situated in the northeastern part of Peninsular Malaysia, and lies...
.
Cancellation of jet routes
Beginning mid-September 2011, Firefly has started discontinuing flights served by its Boeing 737 fleet which consist of 737-400 and 737-800 aircrafts. It is understood that all Boeing 737 aircraft will be transferred to upcoming Sapphire Airlines. According to a Sun Daily report dated August 16, Firefly will become a full service turbo prop airline.Firefly responded: "We are truly sorry for the inconvenience that has resulted from the recent route cancellations due to a business realignment exercise by our parent company, Malaysia Airlines. There are many questions over this and Malaysia Airlines will be releasing a statement to address your concerns in due course."
"Please rest assured that Firefly will take all necessary steps to minimise the disruption to you, valued passengers who have been impacted by the business realignment exercise. If you have any queries relating to your bookings with us, please write to us at customer_care@fireflyz.com.my with your booking confirmation number and flight details or call 603-7845 4543 for details."
"Once again, please accept our sincere apologies and we thank you for your patience, kind understanding and continued support."
Tour operators were reported to be fuming as well as their queries on flight cancellation were not answered by Firefly. According to a MAS official, it is likely that all 3 routes (JHB to KCH, KUL to KCH and KUL to SBW) will be terminated by end of October. Sarawak Tourism Federation (STF) Sibu chairman Frankie Ting said his customers had been advised to only purchase AirAsia tickets.
On 18 October, Malaysia Airlines has officially announced that Firefly will cease all jet routes by 4 December 2011. The last flight for Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
to Kuching
Kuching
Kuching , officially the City of Kuching, and formerly the City of Sarawak, is the capital and most populous city of the East Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is the largest city on the island of Borneo, and the fourth largest city in Malaysia....
and Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu , formerly known as Jesselton, is the capital of Sabah state in East Malaysia. It is also the capital of the West Coast Division of Sabah. The city is located on the northwest coast of Borneo facing the South China Sea. The Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park lies on one side and Mount...
is on 30 October while flights to Sibu
Sibu
Sibu may refer to:*Sibu, Sarawak in Eastern Malaysia*Sibu Division*Sibu , an impact crater on Mars*Pulau Sibu, an island off the eastern coast of peninsular Malaysia*Sibu , name of a goddess in the Bribri tribe, in Costa Rica...
and Sandakan
Sandakan
Sandakan is the second-largest city in Sabah, East Malaysia, on the north-eastern coast of Borneo. It is located on the east coast of the island and it is the administrative centre of Sandakan Division and was the former capital of British North Borneo...
will end on 4 December 2011. Firefly will continue to use its turboprop to operate short-haul routes from Subang and Penang while jet services will be taken over by Malaysia Airlines.
Management and operation
Even though Firefly is 100% owned by Malaysia Airlines, it has a separate management, which is by FlyFirefly Sdn.Bhd. Firefly focuses on serving the dynamic Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore growth region, populated by more than 70 million people.Idris Jala, Malaysia Airlines' managing director, speaking at a business briefing and launch of the new airline's logo on 16 March 2007, said Firefly would work with MAS in breaking new ground and realising a core network over the next five years. The core network would include markets like North America, South America and South Africa.
Destinations
Firefly flies from two hubs, PenangPenang
Penang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...
and Subang
Subang, Petaling
Subang is an affluent residential town located in between Shah Alam and Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It comprises Kampung Baru Subang, a very well known village in the Klang Valley and the internationally renowned Saujana Golf Resort...
in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
. The domestic flights from Penang are Langkawi
Langkawi
Langkawi, officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah is an archipelago of 104 islands in the Andaman Sea, some 30 km off the mainland coast of northwestern Malaysia. The islands are a part of the state of Kedah, which is adjacent to the Thai border...
, Kota Bharu
Kota Bharu
Kota Bharu is a city in Malaysia, is the state capital and Royal City of Kelantan. It is also the name of the territory in which Kota Bharu City is situated. The name means 'new city' or 'new castle/fort' in Malay. Kota Bharu is situated in the northeastern part of Peninsular Malaysia, and lies...
, Subang, Kuala Terengganu
Kuala Terengganu
-Transport:The city is connected to other towns via a good network of roads and also some ferries that ply the Terengganu River. The Sultan Mahmud Bridge, a bridge over the Terengganu River, provides a road link to both banks of the river...
and Kuantan
Kuantan
Kuantan is the state capital of Pahang, the 3rd largest state in Malaysia. It is situated near the mouth of the Kuantan River and faces the South China Sea. If one measures the distance along the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, it is located roughly halfway between Singapore and Kota Bharu...
2 flights daily, as well as to Koh Samui and Phuket
Phuket Province
Phuket , formerly known as Thalang and, in Western sources, Junk Ceylon , is one of the southern provinces of Thailand...
in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
a daily flight. The flights out of Subang are Penang
Penang
Penang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...
, Langkawi
Langkawi
Langkawi, officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah is an archipelago of 104 islands in the Andaman Sea, some 30 km off the mainland coast of northwestern Malaysia. The islands are a part of the state of Kedah, which is adjacent to the Thai border...
, Alor Setar, Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the southernmost city of the Eurasian mainland...
, Kuala Terengganu and Kota Bharu
Kota Bharu
Kota Bharu is a city in Malaysia, is the state capital and Royal City of Kelantan. It is also the name of the territory in which Kota Bharu City is situated. The name means 'new city' or 'new castle/fort' in Malay. Kota Bharu is situated in the northeastern part of Peninsular Malaysia, and lies...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Koh Samui in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
and Pekanbaru
Pekanbaru
Pekanbaru is the capital of Riau, a province in Indonesia on the island of Sumatra. It has an area of 632.26 km² and a population of 903,902. Located on the Siak River, which drains to the Strait of Malacca...
in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. However, Firefly announced on March 8, 2009 that flights from Penang to Kuala Terengganu, Kota Bharu, Koh Samui and Kuantan have been temporarily suspended. In 2011, the routes to Kuala Terengganu, Kota Bharu, and Kuantan from Penang have been reinstated.
- IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
- BatamBatamBatam is an island and city in Riau Islands Province of Indonesia, known for its free trade zone area as part of the Sijori Growth Triangle, is located off Singapore's south coast...
- Hang Nadim AirportHang Nadim AirportHang Nadim Airport , also known as Hang Nadim International Airport, is located in Batam, Riau Islands , Indonesia. Named after the famous Laksamana Hang Nadim, It is the only airport on the island.... - BandungBandungBandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, and the country's third largest city, and 2nd largest metropolitan area in Indonesia, with a population of 7.4 million in 2007. Located 768 metres above sea level, approximately 140 km southeast of Jakarta, Bandung has cooler...
- Husein Sastranegara International AirportHusein Sastranegara International AirportHusein Sastranegara International Airport is an airport in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. This fast-growing international airport is located 5 km north-west from the city center, 3 km from Bandung Central train station, occupying area of 145 hectares and serves the area of civil aviation in the... - Banda AcehBanda AcehBanda Aceh is the provincial capital and largest city in the province of Aceh, Indonesia, located on the island of Sumatra, with an elevation of 35 meters. The city regency covers an area of 64 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census had a population of 219,070 people...
- Sultan Iskandarmuda AirportSultan Iskandarmuda Airport-Airport Facilities:Facilities CIQ*Immigration including VOA*Quarantine: Health, Animals, Plants & FishFacilities public*Banks and money changers*Restaurants and cafes*Duty free shoppingFacilities other*Administration... - MedanMedan- Demography :The city is Indonesia's fourth most populous after Jakarta, Surabaya, and Bandung, and Indonesia's largest city outside of Java island. Much of the population lies outside its city limits, especially in Deli Serdang....
- Polonia International AirportPolonia International AirportPolonia International Airport is located in the city of Medan, Indonesia, about 5 km from the Central Business District. It is the first international airport in Medan, the other being the planned Kuala Namu International Airport... - PekanbaruPekanbaruPekanbaru is the capital of Riau, a province in Indonesia on the island of Sumatra. It has an area of 632.26 km² and a population of 903,902. Located on the Siak River, which drains to the Strait of Malacca...
- Sultan Syarif Qasim II International AirportSultan Syarif Qasim II International AirportSultan Syarif Qasim II International Airport is an international airport that serves the city of Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia. The airport is often referred as to SSQ II, SSQ or Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport , and formerly known as Simpang Tiga Airport...
- Batam
- Malaysia
- Alor Setar - Sultan Abdul Halim AirportSultan Abdul Halim AirportSultan Abdul Halim Airport is an airport that serves Alor Setar, a city in the state of Kedah in Malaysia.The airport, located in Kepala Batas, 13 km away from town, can handle up to 800,000 ppa. The new terminal is already operational by 5 May 2006 to cater for future traffic growth...
- IpohIpohIpoh is the capital city of Perak state, Malaysia. It is approximately 200 km north of Kuala Lumpur on the North-South Expressway....
- Sultan Azlan Shah AirportSultan Azlan Shah AirportSultan Azlan Shah Airport is an airport that serves Ipoh, a city in the state of Perak in Malaysia.-Airlines and destinations:- Future :The government realized that the airport could no longer be extended due to its location near residential areas. The Government then planned a new airport in Seri... - Johor BahruJohor BahruJohor Bahru is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the southernmost city of the Eurasian mainland...
- Senai International AirportSenai International AirportSenai International Airport , officially known as Sultan Ismail International Airport , is an airport located in the town of Senai, near Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The airport is the secondary hub for Firefly.-History:Opened in 1974, it serves the state of Johor as well as people from the southern...
Secondary Hub - KertehKertehKerteh is a town in the district of Kemaman in southern Terengganu, Malaysia, about 30 km or 20 minutes' drive north of Chukai. Kerteh is the base of operations for Petronas in Terengganu, overseeing the oil platform operations off the state's coast as well as petrochemicals production and...
- Kerteh AirportKerteh AirportKerteh Airport is an airport in Kerteh, a town in the state of Terengganu in Malaysia.The airport is owned and operated by Petroliam Nasional Berhad or Petronas via its East Coast Regional Office , and was built to serve the purpose of airlifting its employees and ExxonMobil employees to their... - Kota BharuKota BharuKota Bharu is a city in Malaysia, is the state capital and Royal City of Kelantan. It is also the name of the territory in which Kota Bharu City is situated. The name means 'new city' or 'new castle/fort' in Malay. Kota Bharu is situated in the northeastern part of Peninsular Malaysia, and lies...
- Sultan Ismail Petra AirportSultan Ismail Petra AirportSultan Ismail Petra Airport is an airport that operates in Kota Bharu, a city in the state of Kelantan in Malaysia. The airport is named after the thirteenth Sultan of Kelantan, who ruled from 1980 to 2010. The present new terminal was officially opened in September 2002... - Kuala LumpurKuala LumpurKuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
- Kuala Lumpur International AirportKuala Lumpur International AirportKuala Lumpur International Airport , or KLIA serves the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, and is one of Southeast Asia's largest airports. It is also Malaysia's main international airport. It is situated in the Sepang district, in the south of the state of Selangor, about from Kuala Lumpur...
[ends 4 December 2011] - Kuala TerengganuKuala Terengganu-Transport:The city is connected to other towns via a good network of roads and also some ferries that ply the Terengganu River. The Sultan Mahmud Bridge, a bridge over the Terengganu River, provides a road link to both banks of the river...
- Sultan Mahmud AirportSultan Mahmud Airport-Statistics:-External links:* at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad* *... - KuantanKuantanKuantan is the state capital of Pahang, the 3rd largest state in Malaysia. It is situated near the mouth of the Kuantan River and faces the South China Sea. If one measures the distance along the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, it is located roughly halfway between Singapore and Kota Bharu...
- Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah AirportSultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport"RAF Kuantan", "RMAF Kuantan" & "Kuantan Airfield" redirect here.Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport is an airport that serves Kuantan, a city in the state of Pahang in Malaysia. The airport is located 15 km from the city. In 2009, the airport handled 226,912 passengers on 3,110 flights, though the... - LangkawiLangkawiLangkawi, officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah is an archipelago of 104 islands in the Andaman Sea, some 30 km off the mainland coast of northwestern Malaysia. The islands are a part of the state of Kedah, which is adjacent to the Thai border...
- Langkawi International AirportLangkawi International AirportLangkawi International Airport , is an airport situated on the duty-free island of Langkawi in the state of Kedah in Malaysia. The airport is located at Padang Matsirat and is about 25 minutes of driving from the town centre, Kuah... - MalaccaMalaccaMalacca , dubbed The Historic State or Negeri Bersejarah among locals) is the third smallest Malaysian state, after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, on the Straits of Malacca. It borders Negeri Sembilan to the north and the state of Johor to the south...
- Malacca International Airport - PenangPenangPenang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...
- Penang International Airport Hub - SandakanSandakanSandakan is the second-largest city in Sabah, East Malaysia, on the north-eastern coast of Borneo. It is located on the east coast of the island and it is the administrative centre of Sandakan Division and was the former capital of British North Borneo...
- Sandakan AirportSandakan AirportSandakan Airport is a domestic airport that serves Sandakan, a city in the state of Sabah in Malaysia. It is located about 13 kilometers from the town. In 2005, the airport handled 621,513 passengers and registered 10,876 flights.-Airlines and destinations:...
[ends 4 December 2011] - SibuSibuSibu may refer to:*Sibu, Sarawak in Eastern Malaysia*Sibu Division*Sibu , an impact crater on Mars*Pulau Sibu, an island off the eastern coast of peninsular Malaysia*Sibu , name of a goddess in the Bribri tribe, in Costa Rica...
- Sibu AirportSibu AirportSibu Airport is an airport located in Sibu, a town in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia. In 2010, the airport handled 1,009,002 passengers on 18,985 flights and also handled 1,133 metric tonnes of cargo....
[ends 4 December 2011] - Subang - Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah AirportSultan Abdul Aziz Shah AirportSultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport , LTSAAS , often called Subang Airport or Subang Skypark, is an airport located in Subang, Selangor, Malaysia, and primarily serves general aviation and some turboprop domestic flights...
Hub
- Alor Setar - Sultan Abdul Halim Airport
- SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
- SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
- Singapore Changi AirportSingapore Changi AirportSingapore Changi Airport , Changi International Airport, or simply Changi Airport, is the main airport in Singapore. A major aviation hub in Southeast Asia, it is about north-east from the commercial centre in Changi, on a site....
- Singapore
- ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
- Koh Samui - Samui AirportSamui AirportSamui International Airport , also known as Ko Samui Airport or Koh Samui Airport, is a privately owned airport on the island of Ko Samui in Thailand. The airport is located roughly 2 km north of the main village Chaweng....
- PhuketPhuket ProvincePhuket , formerly known as Thalang and, in Western sources, Junk Ceylon , is one of the southern provinces of Thailand...
- Phuket International AirportPhuket International AirportPhuket International Airport is an airport serving the Phuket Province of Thailand. It is located in the north of Phuket Island, 32 kilometres from the centre of Phuket City. The airport plays a major role in Thailand's tourism industry, as Phuket Island is a popular resort destination...
- Koh Samui - Samui Airport
Future destinations
The airline is planning to use Malacca International Airport in MalaccaMalacca
Malacca , dubbed The Historic State or Negeri Bersejarah among locals) is the third smallest Malaysian state, after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, on the Straits of Malacca. It borders Negeri Sembilan to the north and the state of Johor to the south...
to expand their base. New routes there are under planning are Subang-Bengkulu, Subang-Jambi, Subang-Pangkal Pinang, Penang-Krabi and Penang-Huahin.
The airline has also been granted rights to fly from Singapore to Subang, Penang, Kuantan, Terengganu, Ipoh & Malacca. They plan to expand rapidly through Asia through the next 5 years as the ordered Boeing 737-800s are delivered.
Fleet
As of November 2011, the Firefly fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 5 years:| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATR 72-500 ATR 72 The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop short-haul regional airliner built by the French-Italian aircraft manufacturer ATR. ATR and Airbus are both built in Toulouse, and share resources and technology... |
12 | 0 | 72 |
| Boeing 737-400 Boeing 737 Classic The Boeing 737 Classic is the name given to the -300/-400/-500 series of the Boeing 737 following the introduction of the -600/-700/-800/-900 series. They are short- to medium- range, narrow-body jet airliners produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The Classic series was introduced as the 'new... |
2 | 0 | 162 |
| Boeing 737-800 Boeing 737 Next Generation The Boeing 737 Next Generation, commonly abbreviated as Boeing 737NG, is the name given to the -600/-700/-800/-900 series of the Boeing 737 after the introduction of the -300/-400/-500 Classic series. They are short- to medium-range, narrow-body jet airliners... |
6 | 22 | 189 |
| Total | 20 | 22 |
Fokker F50
The Fokker 50 is a turboprop-powered airliner, designed as a refinement of and successor to the highly successful Fokker F27 Friendship. The Fokker 60 is a stretched freighter version of the Fokker 50. Both aircraft were built by Fokker in the Netherlands...
aircraft.
Firefly expanded its operation on 29 October 2007 from Penang to Subang. Firefly also took delivery of a third leased Fokker F50 aircraft to expand its services.
On 26 June 2007, MAS signed an agreement for the acquisition of 10 ATR 72-500 aircraft with options of 10 more, which has been exercised, to replace the F50. The aircraft started to arrive from 11 August 2008, with five planes delivered in 2008, five in 2009, four in 2010 and the rest in 2011. Firefly had replaced all of their Fokker F50s by the end of 2008.
On 25 August 2010, Firefly announced that it will take up 4 planes in the option clause of the purchase agreement. On 8 November 2010, Firefly announced the order of 30 Boeing 737-800 aircraft from year-end to 2015 as part of its expansion into east Malaysia initially, and into regional markets in future. Firefly's first Boeing 737-800 arrived in December 2010 and began its operations on 15 January 2011.
On 16 August 2011, Firefly had announced that they will only operate the ATR aircraft from Subang and Penang,and will cease its Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-400 flights. The aircraft and the flights will be transferred to the new regional entity named Sapphire.
As of 16 September 2011, Firefly has ceased the Johor Bahru - Kuching route. Other flights on Boeing 737 fleet, including Kuala Lumpur - Kuching and Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu, are expected to be discontinued at the end of October 2011.