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Upgraded MAS Planes Take To The Sky From December
Malaysia Airlines' reconfigured Boeing 777-200 will begin operations in December, flying to Tokyo, Zurich and Sydney while the retrofitted 747-400 will be deployed on the London route in February.
MAS managing director Datuk Ahmad Fuaad Dahlan said more than RM700million would be spent to upgrade the cabin of its fleet of 17 B777-200s and 19 B747-400s.
`We are focused in ensuring we continue to innovate and introduce new services for the benefit of our customers,`he said in a statement.
The business class seats in the upgraded B777-200 and B747-400 MAS planes
`The installation of the Matsushita System 300 all-digital system that provides movies, music and interactive games on demand in all classes, including economy, will increase our appeal to the mass travelling market and help improve our load factors,` he was quoted saying.
For the B777-200s, the reconfiguration involves converting the three classes (First, Business and Economy) to just two classes – Business and Economy. There will be 42 Business Class seats and 247 Economy Class seats.
The B747-400s will still have three classes but fewer seats. It will have 12 First, 41 Business and 306 Economy Class seats.
Kuala Lumpur 21/10/04
