KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 -- Malaysia Airlines has announced the return of direct flights to Queensland, Australia starting November 29 this year.

Promotional return fares are set to start at RM1,999 for economy class and RM8,999 for business class.

In addition, the airline will be introducing the new A330neo fleet on selected Australia-New Zealand routes and is set to formalise key partnerships with the Australian tourism board during the April 18-20 Matta fair held at the Malaysian International Trade and Exhibition Centre (Mitec).

"The Australian market is very important to us and there's always a high demand for them. We want to expand our capacity to Australia which includes flights into Sydney and Melbourne as well," said Datuk Capt...