Malaysia Airlines will increase frequencies and upgauge aircraft on five routes.
On the Kuala Lumpur–Malé route, from October 31, service will increase from one roundtrip per day to eight roundtrips per week. On the Kuala Lumpur–Sydney and –Melbourne routes, from March 29, 2026, frequencies will rise from two daily roundtrips to 13 weekly, and from April 4 (local departure on the following day) they will operate two roundtrips daily. The Kuala Lumpur–Brisbane route will also continue operating during the summer 2026 schedule.
On the Kuala Lumpur–Colombo route, from August 21 through October 25, aircraft will be upgauged from the Boeing 737-800 to the Airbus A330-300 or Airbus A330-200.
Schedule MH487 Kuala Lumpur (21:00) – Malé (22:20) / Fri MH486 Malé (23:20) – Kuala Lumpur (07:05+1) / Fri
MH135 Kuala Lumpur (20:40) – Brisbane (06:45+1) / Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun MH134 Brisbane (08:00) – Kuala Lumpur (14:30) / Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun
MH251 Kuala Lumpur (20:00) – Sydney (06:25+1) / Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun (Mar 29–Apr 3, 2026), Daily (from Apr 4) MH250 Sydney (08:25) – Kuala Lumpur (15:15) / Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat (Mar 29–Apr 4, 2026), Daily (from Apr 5)
MH147 Kuala Lumpur (20:30) – Melbourne (06:15) / Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun (Mar 29–Apr 3, 2026), Daily (from Apr 4) MH146 Melbourne (07:45) – Kuala Lumpur (14:30) / Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat (Mar 29–Apr 4, 2026), Daily (from Apr 5)
