KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — Malaysia Airlines will be introducing one extra service on its Kuala Lumpur-Taipei route during the Northern Winter 2013 season effective Nov 4, 2013.

In a statement today it said the additional flight will be operated by the B737-800 aircraft with a configuration of 16 Business and 144 Economy seats, with on-demand in-flight entertainment system at every seat.

With the addition Malaysia Airlines will provide a total of 19 direct flights between Malaysia and Taiwan, with 12 flights a week from Kuala Lumpur and seven flights weekly from Kota Kinabalu, it said.

The national carrier added that the new flight will depart Kuala Lumpur at 12.35am and arrive in Taipei at 5.20am on Monday. The inbound flight departs Taipei on Monday at 6.40am and arrives in Kuala Lumpur at 11.40am the same day. – Bernama