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Malaysia Airlines has announced plans to employ 100 Chinese air stewardesses in 2003 as part of overall efforts to enhance cooperation with China in the area of aviation.
China has become the focus of the Malaysian airlines sales market, with sales volume for 2003 predicted to be double that of 2002, said Wilson Xing, sales executive of Malaysian airlines in China.
He attributed the bright forecast to the continuous promotion by the Malaysian tourism administration and to the transfer flights to new destinations such as South Africa, Sri Lanka and Maldives via Kuala Lumpur.
During the Chinese New Year holiday, which covered the period from February 1 to 7, sales volume increased 60 percent compared with that of the previous year. Malaysia has now become a favorite tourism destination for Chinese people.
Xing said his company plans to launch charter flights from Zhenzhou and Xi'an as well as another new route during this year.
Malaysia Airlines will fly to 10 additional Chinese cities by the end of 2005, according to the bilateral memorandum of understanding on the aviation industry signed in December 2002.
(People’s Daily March 3, 2003)
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