Malindo Air takes pride in its premium service business model, whereby comfort is made available for all. With attractive fares and premium services such as those from full-service airlines to boot, Malindo Air has a growing presence as the ultimate choice for travellers young and old. In 2016, the premium carrier has plans to further expand its route network to cover more of the Asian region. Malindo Air is a Malaysia-based airline that offers flights in affordable fares. Malindo is an abbreviation of "Malaysia – Indonesia", describing how the airline was created from the firm cooperation between Malaysian National Aerospace and Defense Industries (NADI) and Lion Air Indonesia. To date, Malindo Air has flown to 100 cities in Southeast Asia, offering two class types including economy and business. Malindo Air is a Malaysian airline with main hubs at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and the convenient KL downtown city airport Subang Skypark in Selangor, Malaysia. The airline took to the skies in March 2013 with domestic flights and has since grown to operate routes to all major airports in Malaysia and across the continents of Asia and Australia. The fleet itself has grown exponentially to 14 ATR72-600 and 29 Boeing 737 as of September 2019. The airline also obtained the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA). Today, the airline operates over 1,400 flights weekly across a continuously growing network of about 57 routes in the region. Also an IATA airline member, Malindo Air codeshare with Turkish Airline, Lion Air, Batik Air, as well as an interlining partner to Xiamen Air, All Nippon Airways (ANA), Turkish Airline, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, Oman Air, and Pakistan Airlines. Malindo Air has recently won Airline Passenger Experience Exquisite Pic Award” by Thomas Edison Advertisement (TEA) Awards. Previous awards included Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) 2018 Four Star Major Regional Airline Recognition and Malaysia Best Employer Brand Awards 2018, CAPA’s 2016 Asia Pacific Regional Airline of the Year, New Comer of the Year, Australia 2016/17 by Expedia.com., TOP Recognition - Malaysia SME® Preferred Airline Partner, Airline of the Year (Passenger) at the KLIA Awards 2014 and Top Performing Airline 2015 by Travelport.