Malindo Air comes to Brisbane

IATA ICAO Callsign OD MXD MALINDO

MALINDO AIR B737-8GP 9M-LNW (CN 39875)    File Photo Perth

After months of rumours Malindo Air will call Brisbane home on a daily bases using Boeing 737-800's with the inaugural flight arriving on the 1st April.

According to the Brisbane Airport monthly timetable and the Malindo Airlines website the daily flight will arrive from Kuala Lumpur via Denpasar at 5.40am and depart at 7.15am 

OD157 KUL 18-05 – 21-10 DPS 22-00 – 05-40 + 1BNE 738 D
OD158 BNE 07-15 – 1145 DPS 12-45 – 15-45 KUL 738 D

Malindo Air, owned by the LION GROUP, is a Malaysian premium airline with headquarters in Petaling Jaya Malaysia. The airline is a very young one commencing operations on the 22nd March 2013
Malindo has a fleet of 42 aircraft and flies to 43 destinations.
The name Malindo comes from Malaysia and Indonesia.

Fleet Matrix

Aircraft Type	Current	Future	Historic	Avg. Age	Total
ATR 42/72	16	1		2.3 Years	17
ATR 72	16	1		2.3 Years	17
Boeing 737	26		1	2.1 Years	27
Boeing 737-800	20		1	1.6 Years	21
Boeing 737-900	6			3.8 Years	6
Total	42	1	1	2.2 Years	44