Malaysia Airlines boosts Brisbane to daily A330neo

Less than a year after returning to Brisbane, Malaysia Airlines is stepping up to the convenience of daily flights on its modern Airbus A330neo.

From 25 October 2026 there’ll be seven flights per week, running on an interesting ‘split schedule’ which provides the flexibility between travelling in the daytime or overnight.

Here at ET, we love daytime flights to Asia – they’re even quite doable in economy, especially if you book one of the A330neo’s extra-legroom economy seats.

Settle back to enjoy a movie or two, get some work done on Malaysia Airlines’ free Wi-Fi, and before you know it, you’ve landed at Kuala Lumpur, ready to connect to your next MH flight or make your way to your hotel in plenty of time for dinner.

But there’s a lot to be said for an overnight ride, preferably in a business class flatbed of course.

Malaysia Airlines' A330neo business class.

So it’s great to see that even with just one flight per day, Malaysia Airlines is still able to provide passengers with a choice to suit their own timetable.

• MH274 leaves Brisbane at 12:15am, reaching Kuala Lumpur at 6:45am
• MH134 flies out of Brisbane at 8am, to arrive at Kuala Lumpur just after 2pm

You also get the same daytime vs overnight choice on the KUL-BNE leg.

• MH275 departs Kuala Lumpur at 9am, touching down at Brisbane just after 7pm
• MH135 leaves Kuala Lumpur at 8:40pm, arriving into Brisbane at 6:45am

And we’d be remiss if we didn’t draw your attention to the complimentary Bonus Side Trip program, which lets passengers in transit swap a few hours at Kuala Lumpur airport for a few days at gems like Langkawi, Penang and Kota Bharu before continuing on the last leg of their journey.

The Bonus Side Trip flights are free, with passengers needing only to pay taxes, and they’re fully integrated into the itinerary to make for a seamless journey.

Also read: Seven things we love about Malaysia Airlines’ new business class