Air Arabia sets its flight from Sharjah to Kuala Lumpur on March 20. This flight will start from the Iranian Nowruz holiday (starting from 21 March 2023) which will be a firm step to stimulate the travel market between Iran and different destinations in Malaysia.
According to Mrs Rosna Mustafa, director of the Middle East Department of Tourism Malaysia, the development of flights between Iran and Malaysia is on the agenda. In addition to AirArabia, Batik Air a high-quality airline scheduled to boost flights in this market.
The airline has daily flights from Malaysia to Dubai as well.
Fly Dubai, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines and Emirates are the leading players which ease the accessibility to different destinations in Malaysia.
The director of tourism in Malaysia indicated that Malaysia is one of the most attractive tourist destinations in the world with diverse cultures, religions and ethnicities.
The second tallest tower in the world was built in Malaysia, which iconically has a big potential.
The renovated high mountains complex in Malaysia that opened last year will be interesting enough to attract visitors.
The pristine nature of Malaysia is impressive and also the value of spending money in Malaysia is more affordable than in other countries.
Khairi Omar, the ambassador of Malaysia to Iran, said: Considering the break we had during the corona pandemic, This is a time the restart and improve tourism relations between Malaysia and Iran.
The relationship between Iran and Malaysia is ancient in terms of attracting tourism and even Iranians living in Malaysia.
Before the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of Iranians lived in Malaysia.
We hope that we can return the number to the past and the conditions go on the right track.
My duty as the ambassador of Malaysia is to do the necessary cooperate with Iranian tourists and to attract tourists from Iran and vice versa.
Regarding the fact that there is no need for a visa to travel to Malaysia, he said: Iranians can travel to Malaysia without a visa. The duration of visa-free travel to Malaysia is 14 days.
In order for Iranians to stay longer, they must submit their documents to the embassy so that a visa can be issued to them.
The maximum time a tourist can stay in Malaysia is 2 months, and the fee for a two-month visa is $5.
We do our best to speed up the visa process.
Ashkan Shahsawari Shirazi, Air Arabia’s sales manager, said: Air Arabia flights from three Iranian cities to Sharjah have been started for about 7 months, and the main hub of Air Arabia flights is from Sharjah.
We have flights from Tehran and Shiraz to Sharjah 5 days a week each, and from Mashhad to Sharjah every day.
Reasonable price, safety and good quality of Air Arabia flights make this airline unique.