A special presentation was made by Adrian Newton, group director transport and technology, UBM Live at World Routes in Chicago to former Malaysia Airports managing director Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad Abdul Majid, who stepped down from the helm of the business this summer after playing a leading role in transforming Kuala Lumpur International Airport into a major global aviation hub.
BA will utilise a four-class Boeing 777-200ER on the route configured with 12 seats in First, 48 in Club World, 32 in World Traveller Plus and a further 127 in World Traveller. Its return to the city pair will boost capacity on the route by 22.2 per cent with weekly seats increasing to 8,449 in each direction.