Firefly jets to be absorbed into MAS fleet?

Firefly will cease all jet operations by year-end, according to sources.

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It is understood its turboprop operations, which is what the airline started with, out of Subang, will continue until further notice. Firefly has a fleet of eight jet aircraft, six Boeing 737-800s and two Boeing 737-400s. The B737-800s were based in Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu while the B737-400s were in Johor Baru. It is understood that the jets will then be absorbed into Malaysia Airlines' fleet. Malaysia Airlines and Firefly have been conspicuously silent since the announcement of its plans to re-brand Firefly into a regional premium full-service carrier. This has not stopped the low-cost carrier, however, from winding down its jet operations, in some cases axing routes without prior notice. According to postings on Firefly's Facebook page, the airline has stopped flights from Johor Baru to Bandung and Johor Baru to Surabaya. "Dear (passenger), we would like to advise you that we have not stopped operations for all our East Malaysian routes out of Kuala Lumpur at present. Due to the recent business realignment exercise by our parent company, Malaysia Airlines, we have stopped sales for certain routes only. Flights from KL to Kuching are operating as usual at present," Firefly's social media team said in response to a query by a passenger yesterday. The budget carrier used to fly seven times a day from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching. Checks showed that flights are down to four now. Calls to Firefly's corporate communication team went unanswered. Disgruntled passengers have taken to Firefly's Facebook page to vent their frustrations, asking for refunds for cancelled flights and more information on future flight schedules.